Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, known as le Grand Condé, was a French military commander. A tactician and strategist, he is regarded as one of France's greatest generals, particularly celebrated
Louis as Duke of Enghien, c. 1640s
Battle of Rocroi, 19 May 1643, the duc d'Enghien ordering his troops to stop fighting the Spanish, who have come to him to surrender
Condé at the Battle of Lens, 20 August 1648
The duc d'Enghien saving his father, the Grand Condé at the 1674 battle of Seneffe
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
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)