Battle of Rocroi — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Rocroi partof=the Thirty Years War caption= Duc d Enghien at the Battle of Rocroi date=May 19, 1643 place=Rocroi, France result=Decisive French victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Duc d Enghien… … Wikipedia
Rocroi — French commune nomcommune=Rocroi région=Champagne Ardenne département=Ardennes arrondissement=Charleville Mézières canton=Rocroi insee=08367 cp=08230 maire=Michel Sobanska mandat=2001 2008 intercomm= longitude=4.52222222222 latitude=49.9261111111 … Wikipedia
Rocroi, Battle of — ▪ French history (May 19, 1643), a military engagement of the Thirty Years War in which a French army of 22,000 men, under the Duke d Enghien (later known as the Great Condé (Condé, Louis II de Bourbon, 4e prince de)), annihilated a Spanish … Universalium
Rocroi — noun a battle in the Thirty Years War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders • Syn: ↑Battle of Rocroi • Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) — This article is about the first Battle of Nördlingen fought in 1634 in Germany as part of the Thirty Years War. For the second battle, see Battle of Nördlingen (1645). Battle of Nördlingen Part of the Thirty Years War … Wikipedia
pitched battle — noun a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place • Hypernyms: ↑battle, ↑conflict, ↑fight, ↑engagement • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Agincourt, ↑Austerlitz, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Naval Battle of Tarragona (July 1641) — Battle of Tarragona Part of the Reaper s War, Franco Spanish War (1635) Date 4 to 6 July 1641 Location Off Tarragona, then the Principality of Catalonia … Wikipedia
Spanish Empire — For the use of the imperial title in medieval Spain, see Imperator totius Hispaniae. Spanish Empire … Wikipedia
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé — (8 September, 1621 – 11 November, 1686) was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father s death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d Enghien. For his military prowess he was… … Wikipedia
Louis, Grand Condé — Louis Prince of Condé le Grand Condé Louis by Justus van Egmont Spouse Claire Clémence de Maillé Brézé … Wikipedia