| Battle of Moncontour | |||||||
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 Battle of Moncontour, 1569. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Catholics | Huguenot forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Henry Duke of Anjou Gaspard Saulx-Tavannes Louis, Duke of Montpensier Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden |
Gaspard II de Coligny Count Louis of Nassau | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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~22,000[1]–25,000[2] 15 cannons[2] | 20,000[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 killed[2] |
8,000 killed[2] 3,000 captured[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Moncontour occurred on 3 October 1569 between the royalist Catholic forces of King Charles IX of France, commanded by Henry, Duke of Anjou, and the Huguenots commanded by Gaspard de Coligny.
- ^ a b Butler 1907, p. 13.
- ^ a b c d e Tucker 2010, p. 528.