Battle of Dreux 1562
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1562 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | French Wars of Religion | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 48.6750, 1.3890 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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 from both sides were captured, the 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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Dreux (revision 1370439302), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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