Esteban Ribas, Alberto Raúl
_200.jpeg "Mostrar detalles para La batalla de Kinsale. La expedición de Juan del Águila a Irlanda (1601-1602)")
The battle of Nördlingen 1634
In 1634 the Thirty Years' War had taken a spectacular turn. The great protagonists of 1630, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Generals Tilly and Wallenstein were dead.The Swedish army was disoriented without the presence of its charismatic king. Chancellor Oxenstierna was to preserve his legacy, (...)
Categoría: Militares
Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 Nº094, The Battle of Rocroi 1643: Clash of Seventeenth Century Superpowers
The Battle of Rocroi (19 May 1643) is famous for the French victory over the Spanish Tercios. The Duc d'Enghien, only 21 years old, defeated a Spanish army commanded by Francisco de Melo. The victory has traditionally been attributed to the military genius of the young Duke, to the superiority of (...)
Categoría: Militares
Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 Nº128. The Battle of Lens 1648
The Battle of Lens marked the climax of a decade-long war between France and Spain. Both nations were exhausted after years of conflict across Spain, France, Flanders, Italy, and Germany. The struggle would culminate in a pitched battle near the city of Lens, Flanders, in the summer of 1648.By (...)
Categoría: Militares