Fifty-three kilometres from Rethel is Rocroi, a name which means little to most strangers in France. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
As one passes Rocroi, Belgium and France blend themselves into an indistinguishable unit so far as characteristics go. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
The Spanish army of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, down to the date of the Battle of Rocroi, stood very high. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864] Reference
The French frontier was gained, through Namur, at Rocroi, and Paris reached, via Meaux, thirty-nine days after the capital had previously been quitted. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Prince's first victory, the battle of Rocroi, in 1643. From Wordnik.com. [Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5] Reference
The Emperor stopped beyond Rocroi, to take some refreshment. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II] Reference
France said so with him, on hearing of the victory of Rocroi. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5] Reference
Spanish side, by the victory of Rocroi, in 1643, obtained by the. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges] Reference
I didn't realize that the Battle of Rocroi was common knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
In the most celebrated battles of these times, Rocroi, Nordlingen. From Wordnik.com. [Battle Studies] Reference
Spanish army at Rocroi (May, 1643) also had its effect upon the mind of the prince. From Wordnik.com. [History of Holland] Reference
One of the first wargames I recall playing was Rocroi in the 30 yrs War Quad of 1976. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
And what about the Duke of Enghien thrashing the Spanish at Rocroi late on in the Thirty. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
IT is related that the Prince Condé slept soundly the night before the battle of Rocroi. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter II] Reference
The great Condé, when only twenty-two years of age, by this means, won the victory of Rocroi. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry] Reference
Fatal results of a guilty passion which enlisted against his country the arms of the hero of Rocroi!. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5] Reference
Rocroi an old soldier who fought under the First Napoleon in Russia passed the century limit last year. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
His grandfather was sub-prefect at Rocroi, in 1814 and 1815, under the first restoration of the Bourbons. From Wordnik.com. [The Unseen World and Other Essays] Reference
At Rocroi an old soldier who fought under the First Napoleon in Russia passed the century limit last year. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
In 1643 the victory of Rocroi had aided in the establishment of Anne of Austria's regency; in 1645 the triumph at. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11] Reference
They seem to have lost all their military virtues, ever since their best troops were demolished at Rocroi by Conde. From Wordnik.com. [In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain] Reference
In 1643 Condé completely destroyed the finest and most celebrated troops of the Spanish army at Rocroi in the Netherlands. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference
The great Condé immortalized his name at the battle of Rocroi, in which, at the age of twenty-two, he defeated the Spaniards. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.] Reference
Weren't the American Civil War generals learning French at West Point so they could study Rocroi and the later Napoleonic battles?. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
Field-Marshal Guebriant in Alsace; and to encourage the troops to bear the fatigues of the German war, the celebrated victor of Rocroi, the. From Wordnik.com. [The Thirty Years War — Volume 05] Reference
The former's victory of Rocroi (1643) dated the commencement of the supremacy of France in war, a supremacy which was retained for a century. From Wordnik.com. [A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.] Reference
The soldier made a profound bow, and, as if the name of the conqueror of Rocroi and Lens had given him wings, he stepped lightly up the steps leading to the ante-chamber. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicomte De Bragelonne] Reference
Duc de Bourbon, grandson of the victor of Rocroi. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent] Reference
Rocroi, battle of. From Wordnik.com. [Subject Index Page 65] Reference
Rocroi. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II] Reference
Rocroi?. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.] Reference
Rocroi is forgotten?. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
Rocroi, 155. From Wordnik.com. [History of Holland] Reference
Rocroi, battle of, vi. From Wordnik.com. [History of the English People, Index] Reference
Condé (con-da '): Rocroi, (ro-kroi'): Arbela, (ar-bee'-lah). From Wordnik.com. [The American Union Speaker] Reference
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