▁followed , ▁the ▁two ▁great ▁soldiers ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁one ▁another , ▁Tur enne ▁as ▁the ▁def ender ▁of ▁France , ▁Cond é ▁as ▁a ▁Spanish ▁inv ader . ▁ ▁The ▁début ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁F ron de urs ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Guy enne ▁( F ebru ary – M arch ▁ 1 6 5 2 ), ▁while ▁their ▁Spanish ▁al ly , ▁the ▁arch du ke ▁Leopold ▁Wilhelm , ▁captured ▁various ▁northern ▁for tr esses . ▁On ▁the ▁Lo ire , ▁where ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁gravity ▁was ▁soon ▁transferred , ▁the ▁F ron de urs ▁were ▁commanded ▁by ▁intr igu ers ▁and ▁quar rel some ▁l ords , ▁until ▁Cond é ' s ▁arrival ▁from ▁Guy enne . ▁His ▁bold ▁leadership ▁made ▁itself ▁felt ▁in ▁the ▁Bl é ne au ▁( 7 ▁April ▁ 1 6 5 2 ), ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁army ▁was ▁destroyed ; ▁but ▁fresh ▁troops ▁came ▁up ▁to ▁opp ose ▁him . ▁From ▁the ▁skill ful ▁dispos itions ▁made ▁by ▁his ▁oppon ents , ▁Cond é ▁felt ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Tur enne ▁and ▁broke ▁off ▁the ▁action . ▁The ▁royal ▁army ▁did ▁like wise . ▁Cond é ▁invited ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁Tur enne ' s ▁re arg u ard ▁to ▁supp er , ▁ch aff ed ▁him ▁un mer c iful ly ▁for ▁allowing ▁the ▁prince ' s ▁men ▁to ▁surprise ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁and ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁fare well ▁remarked ▁to ▁his ▁guest , ▁" Qu el ▁dom m age ▁que