Siege of Sancerre

When

9 Nov 1572 – 25 Aug 1573

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

47.33° N, 2.84° E

Description

1572 siege

1572 siege

The siege of Sancerre (1572–1573) was a siege of the fortified hilltop city of Sancerre in central France during the Wars of Religion where the Huguenot population held out for nearly eight months against the Catholic forces of the king.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Sancerre: Catholic forces of the king lay siege to Sancerre, a Huguenot stronghold in central France”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “La Châtre, gouverneur de Berry, somme les Sancerrois de rendre la place aux troupes royales”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “9 ноября 1572—25 августа 1573 — осада Сансера”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page