▁the ▁D unes , ▁fought ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 6 5 8 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁real ▁trial ▁of ▁strength ▁since ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ub ourg ▁St ▁Antoine . ▁Success es ▁on ▁one ▁wing ▁were ▁comprom ised ▁by ▁failure ▁on ▁the ▁other , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁Cond é ▁drew ▁off ▁with ▁heavy ▁losses , ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁caval ry ▁charges ▁having ▁entirely ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁good ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁right ▁wing ▁amongst ▁the ▁D unes . ▁ ▁Here ▁the ▁" red - co ats " ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁appearance ▁on ▁a ▁contin ental ▁battle field , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Lock hart , ▁C rom well ' s ▁amb assador ▁at ▁Paris . ▁They ▁aston ished ▁both ▁arm ies ▁by ▁the ▁stub born ▁fier cen ess ▁of ▁their ▁assault s . ▁D unk irk ▁fell , ▁and ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁Prote ctor ate , ▁as ▁promised , ▁so ▁flying ▁the ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Cross ▁until ▁Charles ▁II ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁last ▁des ult ory ▁campaign ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 9 — the ▁twenty - fif th ▁year ▁of ▁a ▁conflict ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁Spain ▁which ▁had ▁begun ▁during ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War — and ▁the ▁peace ▁of ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁the ▁prince