Rocroi, a third-class fortress of France, department Ardennes, 24 miles NW. of Sedan, and 2 from the Belgian frontier. It is situated in the forest of Ardennes. Pop. 1781. Here the Great Condé (q.v.) broke the reputation of invincibility long enjoyed by the Spanish infantry, May 19, 1643.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 758
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