ROCROI 1643 the Last Tercio. by Marc Mussat · Putty&Paint
The Spanish troops were commanded by the Portuguese knight Francisco de Melo, but the day had not yet dawned, when on 19 May 1643, and in the said Rocroi (which the Spaniards had besieged, and was ready for the assault) the innumerable French soldiers launched themselves, it is said that at about three in the morning, against our countrymen. Ferrer Dalmau painting Rocroi, el último tercio (English: Rocroi, the last tercio ). Installed in Madrid since 2010, he has collaborated with different publishers, associations, [16] institutions, [17] [18] and specialized entities in the recreation of the military history of Spain. [19] Rocroi, el último tercio. Rocroi, el último tercio es un cuadro al óleo sobre lienzo pintado en 2011 por el artista español Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. La obra retrata los últimos momentos de la batalla de Rocroi, librada dentro del contexto de la Guerra de los Treinta Años el 19 de mayo de 1643 en las cercanías de Rocroi, al norte de Francia. The French victory at Rocroi marked the first time the Spanish had been defeated in a major land battle in nearly a century. Though they had failed to crack, the battle also marked the beginning of the end for the Spanish tercio as a favored fighting formation.
Tercios Españoles !!! Renaissance, Military Art, Military History, Ancient History, Art History
A tercio ( pronounced [ˈteɾθjo] ), Spanish for " [a] third") was a military unit of the Spanish Army during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs and the Spanish Habsburgs in the early modern period. Rocroi, el último tercio Русский: Рокруа. Последняя терция Object type painting Genre battle painting Description Español: Batalla de Rocroi (1643) por Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau Date Battle of Rocroi, (May 19, 1643), a military engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which a French army of 22,000 men, under the Duke d'Enghien (later known as the Great Condé ), annihilated a Spanish army of 26,000 men under Don Francisco de Melo, marking the end of Spain 's military ascendancy in Europe. Five hundred Spanish musketeers filed into the dim forest on the southern edge of a wooded plain south of the border fort at Rocroi, France, at dusk on May 18, 1643. Their commander, Lt. Gen. Baltasar de Mercader, had orders to ambush the cavalry on the French army's right wing by firing into its flank when it advanced into battle the next morning.
Rocroi the Last tercio 1643 marc mussat figurines Diorama, Renaissance, Dioramas
The Battle of Rocroi, fought on 19 May 1643, was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War. It was fought between a French army led by the 21-year-old Duke of Enghien (later known as the Great Co February 19, 2022. The Battle of Rocroi, depicted by Ferrer-Dalmau, is one of the best-known battles fought by the tercios during the Thirty Years' War and is considered to be one of the most epic defeats that marked the turning point of the Spanish proto-army. The Spanish tercios withstood the pressure of their Dutch and French enemies while.
The Battle of Rocroi, fought on 19 May 1643, was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War between a French army, led by the 21-year-old Duke of Enghien and Spanish forces under General. The Battle of Rocroi was fought on 19 May 1643 - mere days after the passing of Louis XIII of France that left his five-year old son Louis XIV of France on the throne - late in the Thirty Years' War. It resulted in a victory of the French army under the Duc d'Enghien, against the Spanish army under General Francisco de Melo. 
