Battle of Lens

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The Battle of Lens was a major 1648 engagement in the Thirty Years’ War and the Franco-Spanish War, where French forces under the Prince de Condé defeated the Spanish army in the Spanish Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWithDynasty House of Bourbon
House of Habsburg
belligerent Kingdom of France
Spanish Empire
campaign Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries
chronologyWithinWar late phase of the Franco-Spanish War
late phase of the Thirty Years' War
combatantSide France
Spain
commander Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
Don Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
conflict Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Thirty Years' War
countryAtTime Spanish Netherlands
date 20 August 1648
era Early modern period
followedBy Peace of Westphalia
historicalPeriod 17th century
involved artillery
cavalry
infantry
location Artois
linked to: County of Artois

Spanish Netherlands
near Lens, Artois
militaryBranchInvolved French Army
Spanish Army
notableCommanderForFrance Prince de Condé
opponentOf Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
Prince de Condé
partOf Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Thirty Years' War
precededBy Battle of Rocroi
presentDayLocation France
region Northern France
linked to: northern France
relatedEvent Fronde in France
linked to: Fronde
relatedTreaty Peace of Westphalia
result French victory
significance helped strengthen French negotiating position at the Peace of Westphalia
last major battle of the Thirty Years' War
theatre Low Countries
Spanish Netherlands campaign
typeOfEngagement pitched battle
usedFor French domestic propaganda
year 1648

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