Battle of Vimory

When

26 Oct 1587

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

47.94° N, 2.68° E

Description

1587 battle in the French Wars of Religion

Battle in the French Wars of Religion

The Battle of Vimory, occurred on 26 October 1587 between the French royal (Catholic) forces of King Henry III of France commanded by Henri I, Duke of Guise and German and Swiss mercenaries commanded by Fabien I, Burgrave of Dohna and the duke of Bouillon who were hired to assist Henry of Navarre's Huguenot forces during the eighth and final war (1585-1598) of the French Wars of Religion.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Royalist forces commanded by Henry I, Duke of Guise won the Battle of Vimory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Vimory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Вимори между регулярной королевской армией Генриха III под командованием Генриха де Гиза и немецкими и швейцарскими наемниками под командованием…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page