. ▁The ▁general ▁war ▁continued ▁in ▁Fland ers , ▁Catal onia , ▁and ▁Italy ▁wherever ▁a ▁Spanish ▁and ▁a ▁French ▁g arrison ▁were ▁face ▁to ▁face , ▁and ▁Cond é , ▁with ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁his ▁army , ▁open ly ▁and ▁def i antly ▁entered ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Spain . ▁This ▁" Span ish ▁F ron de " ▁was ▁almost ▁purely ▁a ▁military ▁affair . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 3 ▁France ▁was ▁so ▁exha usted ▁that ▁neither ▁inv aders ▁nor ▁def enders ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁gather ▁supplies ▁to ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁field ▁till ▁July . ▁At ▁one ▁moment , ▁near ▁P ér onne , ▁Cond é ▁had ▁Tur enne ▁at ▁a ▁serious ▁dis adv antage , ▁but ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁gal van ize ▁the ▁Spanish ▁general ▁Count ▁Fu ens al da ña , ▁who ▁was ▁more ▁solic it ous ▁to ▁preserve ▁his ▁master ' s ▁soldiers ▁than ▁to ▁establish ▁Cond é ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁arm ies ▁drew ▁apart ▁again ▁without ▁fighting . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁the ▁principal ▁incident ▁was ▁the ▁sie ge ▁and ▁relief ▁of ▁Ar ras . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 4 – 2 5 ▁August ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁circum v all ation ▁drawn ▁round ▁that ▁place ▁by ▁the ▁prince ▁were ▁br illi antly ▁storm ed ▁by ▁Tur enne ' s ▁army , ▁and ▁Cond é ▁won ▁equal ▁credit ▁for ▁his ▁safe ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁bes ie ging