Episode 411 - The Battle of Rocroi

SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: PREORDER JOE'S BOOK SEE US LIVE MAY 29TH IN LONDON: CANT MAKE THE SHOW? WE'RE STREAMING IT! GET YOUR LIVESTREAM TICKETS HERE: GET SECOND HOME'S DEBUT ALBUM The Spanish see the crowning of a French child king as an opportunity to invade. They deploy the Army of Flanders. Once mighty, but now reduced to being commanded by idiots and one man who was so old and sick that he had to be dragged around the battlefield in a chair. SOURCES: Ribas, Alberto Raúl Esteban. The Battle of Rocroi 1643: Clash of Seventeenth Century Superpowers. Sanchez, Juan. "Paul Bernard de Fontaine (1576 – 1643), señor de Fougerolles, Conde del S.R.I." Stephane Thion. Rocroi 1643: The Victory of Youth. Welsh, William. Spanish Disaster at Rocroi. Late Winter 2012. Vol 13, No. 4 Jeremy Black, European Warfare, 1494-1660

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This episode was published on Apr 27, 2026.

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