Battle of Dormans

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The Battle of Dormans was a 1575 engagement of the French Wars of Religion in which Catholic forces under the Duke of Guise defeated a Huguenot-German army near the Marne River in northeastern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith Catholic League
Huguenot military campaigns
belligerent Catholic forces
Huguenot-German army
linked to: Huguenot forces
century 16th century
combatant German mercenary troops
Huguenot forces
forces of Henry I, Duke of Guise
commander Henry I, Duke of Guise
commandingSide Duke of Guise’s Catholic army
conflict French Wars of Religion
conflictType religious war battle
country France
date 1575
era 16th century
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources French
Latin
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
involvedForeignTroops German mercenaries
German soldiers
location Dormans
Marne River
linked to: Marne

northeastern France
militaryCampaign campaigns of the French Wars of Religion
near town of Dormans
notableCommanderCatholic Henry I, Duke of Guise
opponentReligiousAffiliation Protestant
Reformed
opposingSide Huguenot-German coalition forces
outcome defeat of Huguenot-German army
partOf Eighth War of Religion
French Wars of Religion
primaryOpponents Catholics vs Huguenots
region Champagne
religiousContext Catholic–Huguenot conflict in France
religiousSide Catholic League forces
Huguenots
result Catholic victory
river Marne
significance strengthened Catholic position in northeastern France
theatre northeastern France
tookPlaceNear banks of the Marne River
typeOfEngagement field battle
year 1575

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Battle of Coutras predecessorConflict Battle of Dormans