Battle of Arques

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The Battle of Arques was a 1589 engagement in northern France during the French Wars of Religion, where Henry IV successfully defended his position against the Catholic League, helping to secure his claim to the French throne.

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Battle of Arques canonical 4
Battle of Arques-la-Bataille 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Arques-la-Bataille ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arques
belligerent Catholic League (France) ⓘ
Kingdom of France (Henry IV) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of France
combatant Forces of the Catholic League under Charles of Mayenne ⓘ
Royalist forces of Henry IV of France ⓘ
commander Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Mayenne

Henry IV of France ⓘ
conflict French Wars of Religion ⓘ
conflictType Religious war battle ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 1589 ⓘ
endDate 1589-09-18 ⓘ
era Late 16th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ivry ⓘ
hasAftermath Consolidation of Henry IV’s political legitimacy ⓘ
Encouraged further royalist support in France ⓘ
hasParticipant Catholic League troops ⓘ
Huguenot forces ⓘ
historicalPeriod French Wars of Religion ⓘ
involves artillery ⓘ
field fortifications ⓘ
location Arques, France ⓘ
linked to: Arques

near Dieppe, France ⓘ
monarchInvolved Henry IV of France ⓘ
opposedBy Duke of Mayenne ⓘ
outcome Defensive success for Henry IV ⓘ
partOf French Wars of Religion ⓘ
struggle for succession after the death of Henry III of France ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Paris (1589 contextually related but later major operations) ⓘ
region Normandy ⓘ
relatedTo French succession crisis of 1589 ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic–Protestant conflict in France ⓘ
result Royalist victory ⓘ
significance Helped secure Henry IV’s claim to the French throne ⓘ
Strengthened the position of the Huguenot king Henry IV in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
startDate 1589-09-15 ⓘ
strategicObjective Defend access to Dieppe ⓘ
Maintain Henry IV’s foothold in northern France ⓘ
supportedBy English artillery ⓘ
English troops ⓘ
usedFortifications entrenched camp at Arques ⓘ
year 1589 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Three Henrys → significantEvent → Battle of Arques ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys → hasPart → Battle of Arques ⓘ
Battle of Coutras → successorConflict → Battle of Arques ⓘ
Battle of Arques → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Arques-la-Bataille ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arques
Charles, Duke of Mayenne → notableBattle → Battle of Arques ⓘ