Battle of Moncontour
Battle of Moncontour | |||||||
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![]() Battle of Moncontour, 1569. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Catholics |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry Duke of Anjou Gaspard Saulx-Tavannes |
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Strength | |||||||
12,000 Infantry; 7,000 Cavalry |
18,000 Infantry; 9,000 Cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
600 (questionable) | 6000 |
The Battle of Moncontour occurred on 3 October 1569 between the Catholic forces of King Charles IX of France and the Huguenots during the "Third War" (1568-1570) of the French Wars of Religion.
The battle
Coligny broke off the Siege of Poitou,[1] and joined with German allies, moved south, after the French were reinforced with mercenaries.
Henry, Duke of Anjou, attacked before Coligny could join with Gabriel, comte de Montgomery. The Swiss pikemen shattered the Huguenot landsknechts.[2] 8,000 Huguenots surrendered.
Aftermath
Coligny regrouped, marched east into the Rhone and marched on Paris.[3]
See also
Sources
- The Cambridge Modern History. CUP Archive.
References
- ↑ G. A. Henty (2004). St. Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4179-6180-1.
- ↑ Cambridge, p. 13
- ↑ Robert Jean Knecht (2002). The French religious wars 1562-1598. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-395-8.
External links
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