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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Episode 411 - The Battle of Rocroi

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys

Comedy

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: http://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys PREORDER JOE'S BOOK https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QWHSPAADI07D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uLEY0I7D6t0IC9GWsF7SH1FKEgKqsqTLmV4PQ_lLi-wVUCYgTqIv0BWd9_-x3VzP.xn7v2CqU5MjngXmmSbYvVGsY_fxkvgsz-LA2tkhHHTs&dib_tag=se&keywords=joseph+kassabian&qid=1774247705&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C176&sr=1-1 SEE US LIVE MAY 29TH IN LONDON: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-tickets-1985443952308 CANT MAKE THE SHOW? WE'RE STREAMING IT! GET YOUR LIVESTREAM TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-2026-tickets-1985444086710 GET SECOND HOME'S DEBUT ALBUM https://secondhomes.bandcamp.com/album/find-a-way-to-hate-it The Spanish see the crowning of a French child king as an opportunity to invade. They deploy the Army of Flanders. Once mighty, but now reduced to being commanded by idiots and one man who was so old and sick that he had to be dragged around the battlefield in a chair. SOURCES: Ribas, Alberto Raúl Esteban. The Battle of Rocroi 1643: Clash of Seventeenth Century Superpowers. Sanchez, Juan. "Paul Bernard de Fontaine (1576 – 1643), señor de Fougerolles, Conde del S.R.I." Stephane Thion. Rocroi 1643: The Victory of Youth. Welsh, William. Spanish Disaster at Rocroi. Late Winter 2012. Vol 13, No. 4 Jeremy Black, European Warfare, 1494-1660

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Joe here. Me, Tom, and Nate are all going to be live May 29th in London at the Rich Mix.

0:08.9

So get your tickets and come down and see us. It's going to be a great show. We're going to have

0:13.9

some new merch, some shirts, some pins, maybe some book stuff because it coincides the launch

0:20.5

of my book, The Highlands Burn.

0:22.8

And if you can't make it, that's okay.

0:25.6

We're going to be live streaming it.

0:27.7

Check out our show notes.

0:29.4

Make sure you click on the right link for live show and live stream tickets, whichever

0:34.2

one you need, and get your tickets now.

0:37.7

The Highlands Burn.

0:39.2

My debut fantasy novel releases May 29th and is now available for digital pre-order.

0:45.3

You can find the link in the show notes wherever it is you're listening to this.

0:49.8

Just like this show, this book is a completely independent production.

0:53.9

To the crack of rifles and the acrid stench of sorcery, a sudden invasion sweeps through

0:58.7

the highlands of the Confederation, and Syatt's peaceful village life breaks with the dawn.

1:04.0

A sole survivor amid the smoking ruins of all that he held dear, Siyah must make a choice.

1:10.0

Is pursuing revenge against the mercenaries that took

1:12.2

everything from him worth becoming one himself? As escape pushes him to the gruff embrace of the

1:17.6

founding brigade, he must learn to tread a path between his need to understand why his people were targeted

1:23.2

for destruction and the new responsibilities of his soldier's life. Even as each new encounter with the horrors of battle force him to confront the terrible

1:31.0

cost of his oath.

1:32.4

Before long, the shifting fog of war casts old certainties into a haze of doubt, while the

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