| Battle of Honnecourt | | Part of the Thirty Years' War | | Date: | May 26, 1642 | | Location: | Honnecourt-sur-Escaut, present-day Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France | | Result: | Spanish victory | | | Combatants | | France | Spain | | Commanders | | Jean François de La Guiche | Francisco de Melo | | Strength | 7,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 10 guns | 13,000 infantry 6,000 cavalry 20 guns | | Casualties | 3,200 dead 500 wounded 3,400 captured | 500 dead or wounded | The Battle of Honnecourt was a battle of the Thirty Years' War fought on May 26, 1642. The Spanish, led by Francisco de Melo, were victorious over the French under Marshal de La Guiche. The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ...
May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ...
Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...
Capital Lille Area 12,414 km² Regional President Daniel Percheron ( PS) (since 2001) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 4th) 4,026,000 3,996,588 324/km² (2004) Arrondissements 13 Cantons 156 Communes 1,546 Départements Nord Pas-de-Calais The administrative region of Nord-Pas-de...
The Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna, with his Saxon and Catholic allies, was contesting Northern Germany with the Protestant princes, championed by the Swedes. ...
The Second Battle of Breitenfeld (October 23, 1642), also known as the First Battle of Leipzig, took place 4 miles north-east of Leipzig, Germany during the Thirty Years War. ...
Combatants France Spain Commanders Prince de Condé Francisco de Melo Count of Fuentes â Strength 16,000 infantry 6,000 cavalry 14 guns 15,000 infantry 5,000 cavalry 18 guns Casualties 2,000 dead 2,000 wounded 3,500 dead or wounded 3,826 captured The Battle of Rocroi, fought...
The Battle of Freiburg, also called the Three Day Battle, took place on August 3, August 5 and August 9, 1644 as part of the Thirty Years War. ...
The Battle of Jüterbog was fought in November of 1644 between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire. ...
The Battle of Jankov (or Jankau) was fought by the Swedish army some 50 km SSE of Prague on February 23, 1645 during the Thirty Years War. ...
This article is about the second Battle of Nördlingen fought in 1645 in Germany as part of the Thirty Years War. ...
The Battle of Zusmarshausen was fought on May 7, 1648 between the Holy Roman Empire and an alliance of France and Sweden. ...
The last action of the Thirty Years War. ...
The Battle of Lens (August 20, 1648) was a French victory under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé against the Spanish army under Archduke Leopold in the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). ...
The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ...
May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ...
Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...
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