Year by year · 17th century
1643
1643 in world history: 6 events, 7 births, 6 deaths and 1 state founded. 1,106 recorded states existed that year.
Events
French victory at Rocroi breaks Spain's military reputation
The young Duke of Enghien, later the Great Condé, defeated the Spanish army at Rocroi in northern France. The defeat of the famed tercios signalled the decline of Spanish power on land.
Battle
Battle of Rocroi
The Battle of Rocroi was fought in 1643 in northern France during the Thirty Years' War, where a French army under the Duke of Enghien defeated the Spanish Army of Flanders.
Battle
Battle of Orbulaq
The Battle of Orbulaq was fought in 1643 in the mountains of Zhetysu in south-eastern Kazakhstan between the Kazakhs under Jahangir Khan and the Dzungars under Erdeni Batur.
In the profiles
Kazakh KhanateJahangir Khan checks the Dzungars at the Battle of Orbulaq
Wars and longer events
Born in 1643 7
Died in 1643 6
States founded 1
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