Battle of Saint-Denis (1567)

Battle of Saint-Denis
Part of the French Wars of Religion
Image by Jean Perrissin and Jacques Tortorel of the battle in progress
Date 10 November 1567 Location Saint-Denis, France 48°33′39″N 2°12′41″E / 48.5608°N 2.2114°E / 48.5608; 2.2114 Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
French Huguenot forces	Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé	Anne de Montmorency (DOW)
Strength
2,700	13,000
Casualties and losses
300–400	300–400

The Battle of Saint-Denis was fought on 10 November 1567 between a royalist army and Huguenot rebels during the second of the French Wars of Religion. Although their 74 year old commander, Anne de Montmorency, was killed in the fighting, the royalists forced the rebels to withdraw, allowing them to claim victory.

The only major conflict of the second phase, the battle came about when Montmorency attempted to break Condé's siege of Paris. The Huguenot army retreated towards the border, where they linked up with forces led by their ally John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, before besieging Chartres in February 1568. The war ended shortly thereafter.