3,700 dead or wounded3,400 captured 500 dead or wounded Result Spanish victory | Date 26 May 1642 | |
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7,000 infantry3,000 cavalry10 guns 13,000 infantry6,000 cavalry20 guns Similar Battle of Mingolsheim, Battle of Wolgast, Battle of Stadtlohn, Battle of Herbsthausen, Battle of Rheinfelden | ||
The Battle of Honnecourt was a battle of the Thirty Years' War fought on 26 May 1642. The Spanish, led by Francisco de Melo, were victorious over the French under Antoine III de Gramont, Comte de Guiche.
In this battle the French Champagne army was all but annihilated. It lost three quarters of its men against a force double its size. 3200 men were killed and 3400 captured, including army commander Josias Rantzau, leaving Northern France wide open for the Spanish army. But the Spanish victory was not exploited because Francisco de Melo decided to be cautious.
One year later De Melo lost the historic Battle of Rocroi, making this Battle of Honnecourt a footnote in history.
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