Louis, Grand Condé
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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 Fronde
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The Fronde was a civil war fought in France between 1648 and 1653. The term comes from the French noun for slingshot, and was originally a derogatory term for the rebels.
Louis, Grand Condé
…influential figure in France, which made him a threat to Anne of Austria, regent for the young Louis XIV, and her prime minister Mazarin. During the Fronde revolt, Condé initially supported the crown but was later imprisoned on Mazarin's orders. After his release, he launched an open rebellion and fought…
Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine, 1652, outside the Bastille in Paris
Cardinal Mazarin
"Louis XIV Crushes the Fronde" by Gilles Guérin 1654
The Battle of the Dunes by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1837. The battle was a decisive victory for France and its English allies over the Spanish in 1658.