ib urg ▁and ▁N örd lingen . ▁ ▁Tur enne ▁hoped ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁with ▁Spanish ▁assistance ; ▁a ▁powerful ▁Spanish ▁army ▁assemble d ▁in ▁Ar to is ▁under ▁the ▁arch du ke ▁Leopold ▁Wilhelm , ▁governor - general ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Netherlands . ▁But ▁pe as ants ▁of ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁rose ▁against ▁the ▁inv aders ; ▁the ▁royal ▁army ▁in ▁Champ agne ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁capable ▁hands ▁of ▁Ca esar ▁de ▁Cho ise ul , ▁comte ▁du ▁Pl ess is - P ras lin , ▁who ▁counted ▁ 5 2 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁of ▁war ▁experience ; ▁and ▁the ▁little ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Gu ise ▁successfully ▁resist ed ▁the ▁arch du ke ' s ▁attack . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁Maz arin ▁drew ▁upon ▁Pl ess is - P ras lin ' s ▁army ▁for ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁sub due ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁forcing ▁the ▁royal ▁general ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁Then ▁Arch du ke ▁Leopold ▁Wilhelm ▁decided ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁enough ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Spain ' s ▁money ▁and ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁quar rel . ▁His ▁regular ▁army ▁with d rew ▁into ▁winter ▁qu arters , ▁and ▁left ▁Tur enne ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁princes ▁with ▁a ▁mot ley ▁host ▁of ▁F ron de urs ▁and ▁Lor rain ers . ▁Pl ess is - P ras lin ▁by ▁force ▁and ▁b ri ber y ▁secured ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁R eth el ▁on