Battle of Les Avins
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The Battle of Les Avins took place on 20 May 1635, outside the town of Les Avins, near Huy in modern Belgium, then part of the Bishopric of Liège. It was the first major engagement of the 1635 to 1659
Battle site; Spanish forces at left, French below
Urbain de Maillé-Brezé (1597–1650); French commander
Thomas Francis of Savoy, Prince of Carignano was a military commander and member of the House of Savoy. He was the founder of the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy, which reigned as kings of Pied
Portrait by Anthony van Dyck, 1634
Equestrian portrait by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1634–1635
Anonymous portrait at the Royal Castle of Racconigi
Tomb monument of Thomas Francis at the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Turin