Battle of Clermont-Ferrand

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_tensions_between_Catholics_and_Protestants
Political_ramifications_in_France
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Monuments
Historical reenactments
gptkbp:climate Cold and snowy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Catholic_League
Huguenots
gptkbp:commander gptkb:François_de_Lorraine
gptkb:Gaspard_de_Coligny
gptkbp:contemporary Study of military tactics
Understanding religious conflicts
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced literature and art
gptkbp:date February 19, 1562
gptkbp:followedBy Siege of Orléans
gptkbp:historicalContext Religious_conflict_in_France
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Interpretations of the battle's significance
Casualty estimates
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Marked escalation of conflict
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Clermont-Ferrand
gptkbp:influencedBy Counter-Reformation
Reformation
gptkbp:landscape Hilly region
gptkbp:legacy Catalyst for future conflicts
Symbol_of_Protestant_resistance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Clermont-Ferrand
gptkbp:militaryRank Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Louis_de_Bourbon
gptkb:Henri_de_Navarre
gptkbp:outcome Strengthened Huguenot position
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Wars_of_Religion
gptkbp:precededBy Massacre of Vassy
gptkbp:primaryMission Military reports
Contemporary_accounts
gptkbp:relatedEvent Wars of the Three Henrys
Religious_wars_in_Europe
gptkbp:result Huguenot victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle of the French Wars of Religion
gptkbp:strategicGoals Establish dominance in the region
Control of Auvergne
Defend Protestant interests
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Infantry formations
gptkbp:type land battle