NOUN | act | Rocroi, Battle of Rocroi | a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643) |
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Meaning | A battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders. | |
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Synonym | Battle of Rocroi | |
Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
Part of | Thirty Years' War | A series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain |
Region | France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
Spanish | batalla de Rocroi, Rocroi | |
Catalan | Batalla de Rocroi, Rocroi |
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