Definition of Battle of Rocroi

1. Noun. A battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders.

Exact synonyms: Rocroi
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: Thirty Years' War
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Rocroi

Battle of Jena
Battle of Kerbala
Battle of Lake Trasimenus
Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Magenta
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Midway
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Ontario
Battle of Pydna
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Ravenna
Battle of Rocroi (current term)
Battle of Wake
Battle of Wake Island
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Spanish Armada
Batum
Batumi
Baudelaire
Baudelairean
Baudelairian

Literary usage of Battle of Rocroi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lives of the Most Eminent French Writers by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1840)
"The former was insured by the battle of Rocroi, and other successes, obtained by the prince of Conde" and Turenne, against the power of Spain. ..."

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