The Battle of Rocroi

Lions Led By Donkeys covers Rocroi (1643) — the battle that shattered the myth of Spanish tercio invincibility and announced France as Europe's dominant military power. The episode runs nearly 80 minutes and the show's strength is in explaining why battles went wrong, which suits Rocroi's dramatic collapse of the Spanish infantry perfectly. A genuinely important early modern engagement that doesn't get enough podcast coverage.