Battle of La Marfée
The Battle of La Marfée, also known as the Battle of Sedan, took place on 6 July 1641, during the 1635 to 1659 Franco-Spanish War, a related conflict of the Thirty Years War.
| Battle of La Marfée | |||||||
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| Part of Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) | |||||||
French rebel leader Louis de Bourbon, Count of Soissons | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France |
Holy Roman Empire Spain French rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Duc de Châtillon Marquis de Praslin † Puységur Marquis de Sourdis |
Guillaume de Lamboy Comte de Soissons † Duc de Bouillon | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 infantry, 1,400 cavalry | 7,000 infantry, 2,500 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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200–300 killed or wounded 4,000 captured | Nominal | ||||||
It was fought near Sedan, France, on 6 July 1641, between a French army led by the Duke of Châtillon, and an Imperial-Spanish army commanded by Guillaume de Lamboy, supported by French rebels led by the Comte de Soissons and Frédéric-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon.
The French army collapsed, but Soissons was killed in the closing moments, allegedly by using a loaded pistol to open his helmet, and the opportunity quickly passed.
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