| Savoyard–Waldensian wars |
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| Part of the European wars of religion |
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| Date | 24 April 1655 – 4 June 1690 |
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| Result |
Status quo |
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| Belligerents |
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Waldensian rebels |
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| Strength |
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- 4,500 Savoyard troops (1686)
- 4,000 French regulars (1686)
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The Savoyard–Waldensian wars were a series of conflicts between the community of Waldensians (also known as Vaudois) and the Savoyard troops in the Duchy of Savoy from 1655 to 1690. The Piedmontese Easter in 1655 sparked the conflict. It was largely a period of persecution of the Waldensian Church, rather than a military conflict. Joshua Janavel (1617–1690) was one of the Waldensian military leaders against the Savoyard ducal troops.