French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour
French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569. Huguenots under Gaspard Coligny (1519-1572) took heavy losses during defeat by Catholics under Henry, duc d'Anjou (1551-1580), Henry III of France from 1574. In right foreground, Huguenots are retreating. Engraving by Jacques Tortorel (fl1568-1590) and Jean-Jacques Perrissin (1536-1617) from their series on the Huguenot Wars, circa 1570
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13906371
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48424496
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4500px x 3221px
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World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive
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1562-1598 1569 1570 1574 Catholics Coligny Danjou Fl1568-1590 Gaspard Huguenot Huguenots Jean-jacques Losses Lutheran Perrissin Pike Retreating Tortorel
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