Battle Of Saint Denis France
On 10 November 1567 took place the Battle of Saint-Denis between Catholics and Protestants.
Summary |
Background
Concerned by the Spanish army sent from Milan to the Netherlands along the French border to quell the revolt of the beggars , and the interview of Bayonne , whose outcome remained secret, the French Protestants attempt to remove King 28 September 1567 ( Surprise of Meaux ). The operation fails, but the Protestant cities are rising again.
The troops of Conde and Coligny, reinforced German mercenaries, camp at Saint-Denis.
Cond Andelot Coligny and then began talks with the Court. King Charles IX sent them his heralds , and requires them to stand without arms, under pain of being declared rebels, following an ancient feudal use. Protestant leaders then decided to completely invest Paris.
Course of battle
Quite rapidly, Paris lack of food. Montmorency made an exit on the road to Saint-Denis. On the Protestant side, the musketeers have dug trenches for cover, and the horsemen themselves, using saplings as a launching rail.
The Parisian militia is stopped by the fire of the musketeers, and in the clash of cavalry, the constable de Montmorency was killed by a pistol shot in the back. The momentum of the royal army is stopped, the Protestant withdrew on Montereau.
Suites
Both armies were reinforced:
- the Protestant side, you get the help of Frederick III , Elector Palatine, sending 9500 mercenaries, the army of the Viscounts, compiled by Bruniquel , Caumont and Montclar, which brings the cadets and the Protestants of Rouergue, has joined the South East, and joined Conde under the direction of Jacques Crussol (ie 4000 men). The Protestant army of about 30,000 men;
- the Catholic side as well, with the reinforcements of Italian and Swiss Duke of Nevers.
The high costs caused by these two armies provoke their dismissal and the conclusion of the peace Longjumeau.
External Links
Sources
Pierre Miquel , The Wars of Religion, Club France Loisirs, 1980 ( ISBN 978-2-7242-0785-9 ), p 262-263
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