Artois, then a province of the Spanish Netherlands, is invaded by a
French army, who successfully complete its conquest 1640.
Citation:
Editors. "A French army begins the conquest of Artois from the Spanish".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16116, accessed 19 May 2013.]