What the records say
- When
- 3 Sep 1569
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.49° N, 0.77° W
- Description
- 1569 battle
Battle of Orthez (1569)
1569 battle
The Battle of Orthez was fought during the French Wars of Religion, between 11 and 14 August 1569. Huguenot forces under the leadership of Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery defeated Royalist forces under Antoine de Lomagne, vicomte de Terride in French Navarre. Following the battle, Huguenot forces killed many of their Catholic prisoners.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Orthez: Huguenot forces under Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery defeat Royalist forces under General Terride, in French Navarre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Ортезе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page