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Rocroi in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Rocroi in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels2 people1643–1643

Historical events in Rocroi

1643

May 1643
Siege of Rocroi
Francisco de Mello · Thirty Years War

Lays siege to Rocroi

19 May 1643
Battle of Rocroi
Francisco de Mello · Thirty Years War

The Spanish army is virtually destroyed

19 May 1643
Battle of Rocroi
Philip IV · Thirty Years War

Defeat by France gives France hegemony in Europe in place of Spain

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