| Battle of Arras | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Spanish War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Spain | ||||||
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| Vicomte de Turenne Abraham de Fabert Henri de La Ferté-Senneterre |
Prince de Condé Leopold Wilhelm |
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The Battle of Arras, fought on August 25, 1654, was a victory of a French army under Turenne against a Spanish army commanded by Don Fernidand de Salis and Condé.
Cyrano de Bergerac, who is the subject of the classic French play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, participated in a siege of Arras in 1640, and not the battle of 1654.