Mansfeld and Christian, upon the news of…
August 1622 CE
Mansfeld and Christian, upon the news of Tilly's siege of the important fortress town of Bergen op Zoom, one of the main armories and arsenals of the United Provinces, march to the relief of the city, fighting the Battle of Fleurus on August 29, 1622.
Christian, in the midst of the battle, displays his well-known courage and stubbornness on the field by leading four unsuccessful cavalry charges against the Spanish lines under Fernández de Córdoba.
It is on the fifth charge that the Protestant horsemen break the Spanish lines and pave the way for the Protestant relief of Bergen op Zoom this October.
This comes at a cost of most of Christian's infantry and one of his arms.
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