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The Battle of Fleurus of August 29, 1622 was fought in the Spanish Netherlands between a Spanish army and the Protestant forces of Ernst von Mansfeld and Christian of Brunswick during the Eighty Years' War and the Thirty Years' War. The bloody struggle left the Protestants mangled and the Spanish masters of the field.
There have been four battles fought near the town of Fleurus in Belgium: The Battle of Fleurus (1622) in the Thirty Years' War; The Battle of Fleurus (1690) in the Nine Years' War; The Battle of Fleurus (1794) in the French Revolutionary Wars; The Battle of Ligny (Battle of Fleurus, 1815) in the Napoleonic Wars
This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also Early 17th century (1601–1650) 1601 Capture of Portobello (1601) 17 January – English expedition assaulted and took Portobello from the Spanish, acquired some booty and then sacked the place ...
The Battle of Fleurus (1622) in the Thirty Years' War. The Battle of Fleurus (1690) in the Nine Years' War. The Battle of Fleurus (1794) in the French Revolutionary Wars. Two days before the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 Napoleon I defeated the Prussians in what is known as the Battle of Ligny, although the pivotal action took place just north of ...
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Throughout its history, the tercios' composition and battlefield formations and tactics evolved to meet new challenges. The classic pike and shot square formations fielded by the Spanish tercios and good cavalry support continued to win major battles in the 17th century, such as Wimpfen (1622), Fleurus (1622), Breda (1624), Nördlingen (1634 ...
Pages in category "History of Hainaut" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... (1622) Battle of Fleurus (1690) Battle of Fleurus (1794 ...