What the records say
- When
- 7 Apr 1652
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.70° N, 2.95° E
- Description
- 1652 engagement during the Second Fronde
Battle of Bléneau
Engagement during the Second Fronde
The Battle of Bléneau was a battle of the Second Fronde fought on April 7, 1652, near Bléneau in France between the armies of the rebel Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and the Royalist Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Condé destroyed part of the Royalist army but failed to exploit his victory, retreating to Paris. Turenne regrouped and laid siege to the rebels at Étampes.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
3 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Condé, victorieux à la bataille de Bléneau sur d'Hocquincourt, est battu le lendemain à Gien par Turenne, redevenu loyaliste”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page