Battle of Moncontour

Weeks before, Coligny had lifted the siege of Poitou and positioned his army in hopes of gaining an advantage over the approaching Royalist forces.[3] However, a flanking maneuver by Saulx-Tavannes forced him to reposition his forces.[3] This coincided with Henry's objective to keep Coligny's army from joining Gabriel, Comte de Montgomery's forces.[2]

The battle consisted of multiple charges by the royal forces, during which Coligny was wounded in the jaw, forcing Louis of Nassau to take command.[3] Henry was subsequently unhorsed during a charge, but was saved by his bodyguards.[3] Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden, who commanded the Royalist Germans, was killed during a cavalry charge.[2] Nassau, in turn, charged the Swiss pikemen but made no headway.[3] A final charge by Swiss pikemen shattered the Huguenot landsknechts line,[2] in which over half were killed.[3] As a result, three thousand Huguenots surrendered.[2] Nassau and the rest of the cavalry were able to withdraw in good order.[2]

Henry then besieged Saint-Jean-d'Angély from 16 October to 2 December.[4] Coligny regrouped, marched east into the Rhone and, months later, marched towards Paris.[4]

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• The Battle of Moncontour
• Voyage of the Battle of Moncontour, 1569