Siege of Poitiers (1569)

Siege of Poitiers 1569
Part of the Third French War of Religion (1568–1570)

François Nautré, The Siege of Poitiers, 1619
Date24 July - 7 September 1569
Location
Result Catholic victory, siege lifted
Belligerents
Huguenots City guard
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny Guy de Daillon, Maixent Poitevin and Joseph Le Bascle
Strength
10,000 infantry, 8,000-9,000 cavalry 3,000-4,000 men at arms

The siege of Poitiers was a siege of the French city of Poitiers in summer 1569 as part of the French Wars of Religion. By that time the city was a Catholic stronghold faithful to Charles IX of France, though Jean Calvin had preached there in 1534 and it had taken the Protestant side from May to July 1563 before being recaptured by the Catholic Royalist party.[1]

  1. ^ (in French) Plan Nautre