Battle of Dormans

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The Battle of Dormans was a 1575 engagement of the French Wars of Religion in which Catholic forces under the Duke of Guise defeated a Huguenot-German army near the Marne River in northeastern France.

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Battle of Dormans canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic League ⓘ
Huguenot military campaigns ⓘ
belligerent Catholic forces ⓘ
Huguenot-German army ⓘ
linked to: Huguenot forces
century 16th century ⓘ
combatant German mercenary troops ⓘ
Huguenot forces ⓘ
forces of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
commander Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
commandingSide Duke of Guise’s Catholic army ⓘ
conflict French Wars of Religion ⓘ
conflictType religious war battle ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 1575 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Modern period ⓘ
involvedForeignTroops German mercenaries ⓘ
German soldiers ⓘ
location Dormans ⓘ
Marne River ⓘ
linked to: Marne

northeastern France ⓘ
militaryCampaign campaigns of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
near town of Dormans ⓘ
notableCommanderCatholic Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
opponentReligiousAffiliation Protestant ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ
opposingSide Huguenot-German coalition forces ⓘ
outcome defeat of Huguenot-German army ⓘ
partOf Eighth War of Religion ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
primaryOpponents Catholics vs Huguenots ⓘ
region Champagne ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic–Huguenot conflict in France ⓘ
religiousSide Catholic League forces ⓘ
Huguenots ⓘ
result Catholic victory ⓘ
river Marne ⓘ
significance strengthened Catholic position in northeastern France ⓘ
theatre northeastern France ⓘ
tookPlaceNear banks of the Marne River ⓘ
typeOfEngagement field battle ⓘ
year 1575 ⓘ

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Battle of Coutras → predecessorConflict → Battle of Dormans ⓘ