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  Battle of Arras (1654) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Battle of Arras, fought on August 25, 1654, was a victory of the French army under Turenne against the Spanish army under Don Fernidand de Salis and Condé.
According to the classic French novel "Cyrano de Bergerac" this famous fictional personnage participated in the 1640 Siege of Arras, not the 1654 Battle of Arras.
This article about a battle in Spanish history is a stub.
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 Fronde - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The marshal chose nevertheless to force Turenne to a decision, and the battle of Blanc-Champ (near Somme-Py) or Rethel was the consequence.
In 1654 the principal incident was the siege and relief of Arras.
The battle of the Dunes, fought on June 14, 1658, was the first real trial of strength since the battle of the Faubourg St Antoine.
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 List of battles (alphabetical)
Battle of Covadonga - 722 - Moslem Conquest of Spain[?]
Battle of Mohacs - 1526 - Turkish Conquest of Hungary[?]
Battle of Pavia (773) - Conquests of Charlemagne[?]
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 Wikipedia: Thirty Years' War
The Catholic League and Ferdinand II defeated Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague in 1620.
Albert of Wallenstein defeated the Danes at the Battle of the Bridge of Dessau (1626) and General Tilly defeated the Protestants at the Battle of Lutter (1626).
At the Battle of Breitenfield (1631), Adolphus defeated the Catholic League led by General Tilly.
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 battle of alma - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Battle of Alma (September 20, 1854), the first battle of the Crimean War (1854 - 1856), took place in the vicinity of the River Alma in the Crimea.
During the battle, the first battalion of Zouaves lost 222 men, the second battalion 74 men and the third battalion 63 men.
Side note: "Alma", as a girls name, became popular in the United Kingdom as a result of the victory.
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 Battle of Arras: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Battle of Arras (1914) - encounter battle during the Race to the Sea (Race to the Sea: the race to the sea was the name given to a period of world war i from the end of the...
Battle of Arras (1918) - part of the Hundred Days Offensive (Hundred Days Offensive: the hundred days offensive was a world war i offensive by the allies against the...
Battle of Arras (1940) (Battle of Arras (1940): more facts about this subject) - Tank battle during the Battle of France (Battle of France: in world war ii, battle of france was the german invasion of france and the low...
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 Battle of the Dunes (1658) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of the Dunes, fought on June 14, 1658, is also known as the Battle of Dunkirk.
It was a victory of the French army, under Turenne, against the Spanish army, led by Don John Joseph of Austria (an illegitimate son of King Philip IV of Spain) and Louis II de Condé.
The battle lasted for about two hours and ended with a rout of the Spanish forces, who lost about 6,000 killed, wounded, and captured with their opponents losing about 500.
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 Thirty Years' War - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Count Bucquoy, the commander of the Austrian army, defeated the forces of the Protestant Union at the Battle of Sablat, led by Count Mansfeld, on 10 June 1619.
Mannheim and Heidelberg fell in 1622, and Frankenthal in 1623.
Wallenstein defeated Mansfeld's army at the Battle of the Bridge of Dessau (1626) and General Tilly defeated the Danes at the Battle of Lutter (1626).
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 Arras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
ARRAS, with its fine old centre, is one of the prettiest towns in northern France.
Only in 1654 was Arras returned to the kingdom of France.
Figuring among the highlights are a pair of delicately sculpted thirteenth-century angels, the Anges de Saudemont, and a room on the first floor filled with vivid seventeenth-century paintings by Philippe de Champaigne and his contemporaries, including his own Présentation de la Vierge au Temple.
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 Thirty Years' War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Battle of White Mountain, near Prague in 1620 was a serious blow to Protestant ambitions in the region.
In 1632 Gustavus Adolphus dies at the Battle of Lützen (although the Swedes win the battle), and in 1634 the Swedes are defeated at the battle of Nordlingen, but they continue to fight in the war until the end in 1648.
Battle of Sablat (1619 June 10) Called Battle of Záblati in Czechian.
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 Thirty Years' War - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Although it was from its outset a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics, the self-preservation of the Habsburg dynasty was also a central motive.
In 1634 the Protestant forces, minus the leadership of Adolphus, were defeated at the First Battle of Nördlingen.
French General Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé defeated the Spanish at the Battle of Rocroi in 1643, which led to negotiations.
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 Thirty Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the decades after the war, while Austria and its German allies were defending against the Ottoman Empire in the Great Turkish War (Battle of Vienna etc.), France under King Louis XIV used the occasion for aggressive expansion on both sides of the Rhine.
The catastrophic defeat of the Protestant army at White Mountain and the departure of Gabriel Bethlen meant the pacification of greater Bohemia.
The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631).
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 Battle of Arras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of Arras (1917) - British offensive during the First World War.
Battle of Arras (1918) - part of the Hundred Days Offensive.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 Wikinfo | List of battles (alphabetical)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Battle of Ager Sanguinis - 1119 - Crusades
Battle of Aljubarrota - 1385 - 1383-1385 Crisis
Battle of Lade - 494 BC - Ionian Revolt
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 List of battles (alphabetical) : QuicklyFind Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Battle of Pakozd - 1848 - Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Battle of Salamis (in Cyprus) - 450 BC - pre-Peloponnesian War
Battle of the Thames - 1813 - War of 1812
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 Wikinfo | Thirty Years War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The war started in 1618 and ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.
The election of the Catholic zealot Ferdinand, Archduke of Styria, as King of Bohemia caused the Bohemian Protestants to fear for their religious freedom, and in May 1618, at Hradcany castle, two Catholic councillors (Martinitz and Slavata) were thrown from the castle windows.
Many battles ensue, but neither side can gain a clear advantage.
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Albrecht von Wallenstein (general in the Thirty Years' War)
Marshal Turenne and Gen. Wrangel defeat the Imperialist and Bavarian army under Gen. Holzapfela-Susmarshausen; it is the last pitched battle of the Thirty Years' War.
Messengers bring tidings of peace; the Thirty Years' War ends.
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 Cyrano de Bergerac -
It may have been Cyrano's homosexuality -- made evident by various episodes in 'Other Worlds' -- that forced him to defend himself against continual attacks.
No Roxane has been discovered in his life, but he did fight at the siege of Arras (1640), which should not to be mistaken with the more famous final Battle of Arras (1654), and the historical Baron of Neuvillette, who was in fact married to Cyrano's cousin, did die in this fight.
Cyrano was a free thinker, although he was a pupil of Pierre Gassendi, a Canon of the Catholic Church, albeit one who tried to reconcile Epicurean atomism with Christianity.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Cyrano_de_Bergerac   (850 words)

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