The Battle of Arras, fought on August 25, 1654, was a victory of a French army under Turenne against a Spanish army commanded by Don Ferdinand de Salis and the Prince de Condé. The place, held by a French garrison, was besieged by the Spaniards under the Great Condé. A relief army under Turenne attacked the Spanish lines and totally routed them with a loss of approximately 3,000 men. Condé succeeded in rallying the remainder of his army and made a masterful retreat to Cambrai.