Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 1639, Ferdinand akakwanisazve kudzivisa zvirongwa zveFrance neNetherlands. Mauto ehondo echiDutch akakunda ngarava huru dzeSpain muHondo yeDowns
, pamhenderekedzo yeEngland, asi yakakundikana kudzivisa rutivi rukuru rwehondo iyo yakanga ichitakura, vamwe varwi 7,000 kusvika ku 10,500, kubva pakuenda kumhenderekedzo paDunkirk. Apo Ferdinand akavhiringidza danho raMuchinda weOrange rokurwisa Hulst, uto reSpain raiva pasi paCount Piccolomini rakaparadza uto guru reFrance kumaodzanyemba muHondo yeThionville.