Siege of Caudebec

Siege of Caudebec
Part of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo–Spanish War

Retreat of the army of the Duke of Parma into Flanders in May of 1592
Rijksmuseum
Date24 April – 21 May 1592
Location
Caudebec-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime), France
49°31′38″N 0°43′37″E / 49.5272°N 0.7269°E / 49.5272; 0.7269
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France French Crown
Supported by:
 England
Dutch Republic United Provinces		 Spain Spanish Empire
Catholic League
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of France Henry IV of France Spain Duke of Parma
Duke of Mayenne
Strength
25,000[1] 15,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy[3]

The siege of Caudebec (French: Retraite du Duc de Parme) was a military event that took place between 24 April to 21 May 1592 as part of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).[3][4] The Spanish and the French Catholic League forces of Duke of Parma had captured the town of Caudebec on the Seine, where they soon found themselves trapped by the reinforced Royalist Protestant army led by Henry of Navarre consisting of French, English, and Dutch troops.[5] Seeing that Henry's force had now surrounded him, Parma seeing that defeat was inevitable, pulled his 15,000 men across the river in a single night to escape and retreat to the south.[6][7]

  1. ^ Knecht p74-75
  2. ^ Baumgartner pp 229-30
  3. ^ a b Motley, John Lothrop (1898). The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Entire 1566–74. Harvard University: Harper & brothers. pp. 148–48.
  4. ^ Martin, Henri (1865). Histoire de France depuis les temps les plus réculés jusqu'en 1789 Volume 1. Furne. p. 285. (French)
  5. ^ Sutherland p 428
  6. ^ Browning, William Shergold (1845). A History of the Huguenots. Lea & Blanchard. pp. 278–83.
  7. ^ Jacques p 213