Battle of Rocroi
Videos
The Battle of Rocroi, fought on 19 May 1643, was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War between a French army, led by the 21-year-old Duke of Enghien and Spanish forces under General Francisco de
La Bataille de Rocroi by Sauveur Le Conte
Duc d'Enghien at the Battle of Rocroi
François Joseph Heim, "The Battle of Rocroi"
The Battle of Rocroi is often seen by historians as the end of the myth of the Spanish tercio unit's invincibility, and the rise of French cavalry. (Painting by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmaupicture)
The Franco-Spanish War, May 1635 to November 1659, was fought between France and Spain, each supported by various allies at different points. It consists of two distinct phases, the first from May 163
Louis XIII, King of France from 1610 to 1643
Philip IV of Spain, ruler from 1621 to 1665
The Spanish retake Naples, April 1648