Battle of Castelnaudary

Battle of Castelnaudary

Duke Henry II of Montmorency at the battle of Castelnaudary (illustration by H. F. Philippoteaux, c. 1870)
Date1 September 1632
Location
Castelnaudary, Occitanie
Result French Royalist victory
Belligerents
Cardinal Richelieu for Louis XIII French rebels following Gaston, Duke of Orléans, brother of Louis XIII
Commanders and leaders
Henri de Schomberg Henri II de Montmorency
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay

The Battle of Castelnaudary occurred at Castelnaudary, France, on 1 September 1632, between the rebel forces of Henri II de Montmorency (loyal to Gaston, Duke of Orléans) and the royalist forces of Marshal Henri de Schomberg (loyal to King Louis XIII).

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