Battle of Fleurus (1622)
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The Battle of Fleurus (1622) was a significant engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Spanish forces under Gonzalo de Córdoba defeated a Protestant army near Fleurus, securing Spanish control over the Spanish Road and reinforcing Habsburg influence in the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fleurus (1622) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic League forces
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Habsburg dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Union remnants ⓘ Spanish Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Christian of Brunswick's forces
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Habsburg Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire (Catholic forces) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansfeld's army NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant German princes ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving German states
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Battles involving Spain ⓘ Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Battles of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| chronologicallyDistinctFrom |
Battle of Fleurus (1690)
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Battle of Fleurus (1794) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Catholic side
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Protestant side ⓘ |
| commander |
Christian of Brunswick
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Ernst von Mansfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonzalo de Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 29 August 1622 ⓘ |
| effect |
reinforced Habsburg influence in the region
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secured Spanish control over the Spanish Road ⓘ weakened Protestant military position in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Habsburg operations in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fleurus
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Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ near Fleurus ⓘ present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fleurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Protestant army attempted to relieve the siege of Bergen op Zoom
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Spanish tercios played a key role ⓘ |
| objective |
to break through to the Dutch Republic
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to maintain Habsburg communications between Italy and the Low Countries ⓘ |
| partOf |
European wars of religion
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Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of 1622 in the Palatinate ⓘ |
| region | Southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of the Spanish Road ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1622 ⓘ |
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