Battle of Dreux
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The Battle of Dreux was fought on 19 December 1562 between Catholics and Huguenots. The Catholics were led by Anne de Montmorency while Louis I, Prince of Condé, led the Huguenots. Though commanders f
4eme charge Dreux
The First French War of Religion was the opening civil war of the French Wars of Religion. The war began when, in response to the massacre of Wassy by the duc de Guise, the prince de Condé seized Orlé
Battle of Dreux
…French Catholics won the battle which would constitute the first major engagement of the French Wars of Religion and the only major engagement of the first French War of Religion. This was the first major engagement of the French Wars of Religion. The Protestant army encountered the Catholic royal army on the road to Dreux while…
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