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Why did Mazarin send the Duke dâEnghien to assist Turenne in 1645?
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Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1665; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
In 1645, Cardinal Mazarin sent the Duke dâEnghien (Louis II de Bourbon, prince de CondĂ©) to assist Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne specifically to rescue him following the Battle of Marienthal (Mergentheim).1
During that battle in May 1645, Turenne had suffered a surprise attack by Bavarian forces, resulting in the loss of half of his army. Mazarin dispatched Enghien to provide reinforcements, which allowed the two commanders to unite their forces and engage the Bavarians at the Battle of Nördlingen.1