Nègrepelisse massacre 1622
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 June 1622 – 11 June 1622 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1622 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | France | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Huguenot rebellions | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 44.0753, 1.5217 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Nègrepelisse massacre was a massacre committed on 10 and 11 June 1622 by the French Royal Army of King Louis XIII in the Protestant stronghold of Nègrepelisse during the Huguenot rebellions. The taking of the town followed Louis's unsuccessful siege of Montauban.
After a short siege the town was captured by assault, and all the inhabitants that the attacking soldiers encountered were put to the sword, without distinction of age or sex, to a total of about 800. According to one source, "all the women and girls were raped and massacred". The town was then looted and deliberately burned to the ground. This severe treatment was in retaliation for the alleged massacre of a royal regiment left in garrison in the city by the Duke of Mayenne. The king had ordered:
I command you to give no quarter to any man, because they have irritated me, and shall be served as they treated the others.
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