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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Battle of Bordeaux was a naval engagement of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635 fought on 20 October of 1653 in the Gironde estuary. A Spanish fleet under lvaro de Baz n, 3rd Marquis of Santa Cruz, sent to relieve Bordeaux, at that time held by the nobles rose up against Louis XIV during the Fronde, encountered a great concentration of French warships belonging to Duke of Vendome's army in the channel of Blaye and captured or destroyed most of it. Shortly after a landing was made by some 1,600 soldiers of the Spanish Tercios which sacked the village of Montagne-sur-Gironde. A similar attempt in the Island of R was rejected, so Santa Cruz, having accomplished his orders, returned to Spain. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Evander LutherPublisher: Acu Publishing Imprint: Acu Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.136kg ISBN: 9786200008299ISBN 10: 6200008299 Pages: 84 Publication Date: 26 December 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |