Battle of Honnecourt

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The Battle of Honnecourt was a 1642 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Spanish forces defeated the French army in northern France.

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Bataille d'Honnecourt 1
Battle of Honnecourt canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerent Kingdom of France
Spanish Monarchy
linked to: Spanish monarchy

Spanish Netherlands
cause French attempts to advance in the Spanish Netherlands
combatant French army
linked to: French Army

Spanish forces
commander Antoine III de Gramont
Francisco de Melo
Jean de Gassion
conflict Thirty Years' War
coordinateSystem Gregorian calendar
country Kingdom of France
date 26 May 1642
followedBy Battle of Rocroi
hasNameInLanguage Bataille d'Honnecourt
hasParticipant Army of Flanders
French royal army
linked to: French royal forces
involved artillery
cavalry
infantry
languageOfName English
French
location Honnecourt-sur-Escaut
northern France
notableFor Spanish tactical victory over larger French force
temporary restoration of Spanish prestige in the Low Countries
partOf Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Habsburg–Bourbon rivalry
Thirty Years' War
campaigns in the Spanish Netherlands
precededBy Siege of Arras (1640)
result Spanish victory
significance checked French momentum after earlier victories
did not reverse long-term French strategic advantage
theatre Western Front of the Thirty Years' War
timePeriod 17th century
Early modern period
year 1642

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Francisco de Melo participatedIn Battle of Honnecourt
Battle of Honnecourt hasNameInLanguage Bataille d'Honnecourt
linked to: Battle of Honnecourt