Huguenot forces
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The Huguenot forces were Protestant military factions in late 16th-century France that fought against Catholic royalist armies during the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huguenot forces canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant military force
ⓘ
military faction ⓘ |
| activeDuring | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1598 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1562 ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
La Charité-sur-Loire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Montauban NERFINISHED ⓘ Nîmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | religious civil war ⓘ |
| demobilizationCause | Edict of Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Catholic League (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | primarily French ⓘ |
| goal |
freedom of worship for Huguenots
ⓘ
political autonomy in certain regions of France ⓘ |
| ideology |
religious toleration for Protestants
ⓘ
resistance to absolute royal authority ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Massacre of Vassy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Bartholomew's Day massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| militaryComposition |
infantry
ⓘ
mercenaries ⓘ noble cavalry ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Gaspard II de Coligny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Catholic royalist armies
ⓘ
French Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ |
| resultOf |
religious persecution of Protestants in France
ⓘ
spread of Calvinism in France ⓘ |
| statusAfter1598 | partially protected by Edict of Nantes ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ German Protestant princes ⓘ Protestant foreign powers ⓘ some French nobles ⓘ urban Protestant communities ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
defense of fortified towns
ⓘ
field battles ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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