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Battle of the Dunes

Dunes, battle of the

The Oxford Companion to British History | 2002 | | Copyright

Dunes, battle of the, 1658. On 14 June Turenne, commanding the French forces with the help of an English contingent under Sir William Lockhart, attacked a Spanish army defending Dunkirk. The Spaniards, under Don John and Condé, were badly beaten, losing 4,000 prisoners. James, duke of York, the future James II, fought on the Spanish side. Dunkirk surrendered soon after and was handed over to the English.

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Battle of the Dunes 1658, decisive engagement fought near Dunkirk in the struggle between France and Spain that had resulted from Spanish intervention in the Fronde . The Spanish under the command of Don John of Austria and Louis II de Condé lost to the French and their English allies under the command of Turenne.

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Dunes, battle of the, 1658. On 14 June Turenne, commanding the French forces with the help of an English contingent, attacked a Spanish army defending Dunkirk. The Spaniards, under Don John and Condé, were badly beaten.
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