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Battle of Downs

Spain · Warfare / Franco-Habsburg War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1639Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1639

Olivares21 October 1639

Downs · Warfare / Franco-Habsburg War

The Spanish fleet off The Netherlands is defeated by the French. The seagoing route to the Rhine is closed off to Spain

Antonio de Oquendo21 October 1639

Downs · Warfare / Franco-Habsburg War

The Spanish fleet off The Netherlands is defeated by the French. The seagoing route to the Rhine is closed off to Spain

Names involved

Antonio de OquendoOlivares

Provenance

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