One encounter of this name began with a morning skirmish at the Leffingham Bridge over the Yser and saw a series of attacks by a force of tercios with an Italian division under Avalos d'Aquino pushed back by cavalry under the command of Louis, Willia
One encounter of this name began with a morning skirmish at the Leffingham Bridge over the Yser and saw a series of attacks by a force of tercios with an Italian division under Avalos d'Aquino pushed back by cavalry under the command of Louis, William I's brother, leading to a victory over Albert of Austria's Spanish forces. Another battle of this name featured a surprising charge by William Lockhart's English redcoats, which allowed their allies to crush the German and Walloon infantry, drive the rival Cavalier forces out of the battle, and defeat Louis de Conde and Don John of Austria, leading to the Peace of the Pyrenees. FTP, give this name describing a 1600 Dutch victory by Maurice at Nieuport and a 1658 French victory by Marshall Turenne at Dunkirk, derived from the sandy hills on which these battles took place.
One encounter of this name began with a morning skirmish at the Leffingham Bridge over the Yser and saw a series of attacks by a force of tercios with an Italian division under Avalos d'Aquino pushed back by cavalry under the command of Louis, William I's brother, leading to a victory over Albert of Austria's Spanish forces.
Battle of the {Dunes} (accept Battle of {Nieuport} until “Another battle”)