What the records say
- When
- 21 Jul 1702 – Dec 1704
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 44.43° N, 3.74° E
- Description
- 1704 uprising of Protestant peasants in France
- Cause
- Edict of Nantes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
War of the Camisards
1704 uprising of Protestant peasants in France
The War of the Camisards or the Cévennes War was an uprising of Protestant peasants known as Camisards in the Cévennes and Languedoc during the reign of Louis XIV. The uprising was a response to the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685.
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