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Events on Thursday 20 August 1648 1
1648Battle of LensFrench victory over Spain in the Franco-Spanish WarOn 20 August 1648 Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, led French forces to a decisive victory over a Spanish army near Lens. News of the defeat reached Münster in time to push Spain toward accepting peace terms with the Dutch Republic.