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(Map) Plan De La Ville De Dunkerque. Battle of Dunkirk, Dunes 1768
Title: Plan de La Ville de Dunkerque…24th May 1658
Antique copperplate engraved map of the battle of Dunkirk 1768.
The confrontation took place in the dunes of Leffrinckoucke. The center and right of the Archduke are driven by a glance by regiments of pikemen English, but left with Condé, first shaken, gets a brilliant offensive. Turenne can concentrate his cavalry and helped by the English ships pushes the Swiss Guards.
Franco-British lost 400 men, against the Spaniards and the body of Condé leave the field near 5,000 men including 3 000 to 4 000 prisoners.
Taken from The history of Louis Bourbon 1766.
Louis II de Bourbon, 4e prince de Condé, byname the Great Condé, French le Grand Condé, also called duc d’Enghien (born Sept. 8, 1621, Paris, France—died Dec. 11, 1686, Fontainebleau), leader of the last of the series of aristocratic uprisings in France known as the Fronde (1648–53). He later became one of King Louis XIV’s greatest generals.
Original Antique Copper Plate Engraving
23 x 32 inches
Title: Plan de La Ville de Dunkerque…24th May 1658
Antique copperplate engraved map of the battle of Dunkirk 1768.
The confrontation took place in the dunes of Leffrinckoucke. The center and right of the Archduke are driven by a glance by regiments of pikemen English, but left with Condé, first shaken, gets a brilliant offensive. Turenne can concentrate his cavalry and helped by the English ships pushes the Swiss Guards.
Franco-British lost 400 men, against the Spaniards and the body of Condé leave the field near 5,000 men including 3 000 to 4 000 prisoners.
Taken from The history of Louis Bourbon 1766.
Louis II de Bourbon, 4e prince de Condé, byname the Great Condé, French le Grand Condé, also called duc d’Enghien (born Sept. 8, 1621, Paris, France—died Dec. 11, 1686, Fontainebleau), leader of the last of the series of aristocratic uprisings in France known as the Fronde (1648–53). He later became one of King Louis XIV’s greatest generals.
Original Antique Copper Plate Engraving
23 x 32 inches
