Sujet

Battle of Dreux (19 December 1562)

Légende

Battle of Dreux (19 December 1562). The Catholics, led by Constable Anne de Montmorency, Francis (Duke of Guise) and Marshal Jacques d'Albon de Saint-Andre, defeated the Huguenots commanded by Louis I of Bourbon (Prince de Conde) and Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny. It was the first battle during the French Wars of Religion. In the foreground, Marshal Jacques d'Albon de Saint-Andre, on the Catholic side, is shot dead. Engraving. ""Vie Militaire et Religiuse Au Moyen Age et l'Epoque de la Renaissance"". Paris, 1877.

Date

1877

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A00_145

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

39,0Mo (2,2Mo) / 38,0cm x 25,7cm / 4488 x 3039 (300dpi)

Mots clés

pikemen battle Catholics Huguenots Dreux war history engraving protestants France 16th century Modern Age Europe French Wars of Religion marshal Jacques d'Albon de Saint-Andre military formations troops battlefield soldiers army windmill Prince Conde Louis I of Bourbon French Protestant cavalry Catholic royal army pikemen