Rocroi order of battle
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The following units and commanders of the French and Spanish armies fought in the Battle of Rocroi
on May 19, 1643.
Louis II of Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien
Artillery
Henri de Chivre, Marquis de la Barre
Captain General Don Francisco de Melo
Artillery
Alvaro de Melo
Battle of Rocroi
The Battle of Rocroi was fought on 19 May 1643, late in the Thirty Years' War. It resulted in a victory of the French army under the Duc d'Enghien, against the Spanish army under General Francisco de Melo.-Prelude:...
on May 19, 1643.
French forces
Army of PicardieLouis II of Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien
Artillery
Henri de Chivre, Marquis de la Barre
- 12 sub-par guns in two batteries
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Left Wing Henri de Saint-Nectaire, Marquis de la Ferte |
Henri de Saint-Nectaire, Marquis de la Ferte |
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Francois de l'Hospital |
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Center (Army of Champagne) Joigny, Marquis d'Espenan |
Marquis d'Espenan |
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General la Valiere |
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Right Wing Jean, Comte de Gassion Jean de Gassion Jean, comte de Gassion was a Gascon military commander for France, prominent at the battle of Rocroi who reached the rank of Marshal of France at the age of thirty-four... |
Jean, Comte de Gassion |
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Duc d'Enghien |
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Reserve
Claude de Lotouf, Baron de Sirot |
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Spanish forces
Army of FlandersCaptain General Don Francisco de Melo
Francisco de Melo
Don Francisco de Melo was a Portuguese nobleman and general.-Biography:de Melo was born at Estremoz, in Portugal....
Artillery
Alvaro de Melo
- 18 guns in nine batteries
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Left Wing Francisco de la Ceuva, Duque de Albuquerque
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Juan Perez de Vivero |
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Pedro de Villamor |
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Center Paul Bernard, Conde de Fontaine |
Paul Bernard Conde de Fontaine |
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Antonio de Quevado |
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Right Wing Ernst, Graf von Isenburg
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Conde de Bucquoy |
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Jacinto de Vera |
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Reserve
Baron de Andre |
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Sources
- Higgins, David. "Battle File: Rocroi, 19 May 1643." Strategy & Tactics, Number 244 (July 2007).