Battle of Honnecourt

Battle of Honnecourt

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Honnecourt
partof=the Thirty Years' War


caption=
date=May 26, 1642
place=Honnecourt-sur-Escaut, present-day Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
result=Spanish victory
combatant1=flagicon|France|royal France
combatant2=
commander1=Jean François de La Guiche
commander2=Francisco de Melo
strength1=7,000 infantry
3,000 cavalry
10 guns
strength2=13,000 infantry
6,000 cavalry
20 guns
casualties1=3,200 dead
500 wounded
3,400 captured
casualties2=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.

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/aow1617/Honnecourt2.html Battle of Honnecourt]


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