Battle of Ivry
1590 battle of the French Wars of Religion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Ivry was fought on 14 March 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, leading French royal and English forces against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. Henry's forces were victorious and he went on to lay siege to Paris.[1]
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Battle of Ivry | |||||||
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Part of the French War of Religion (1587–1594) and the Anglo–Spanish War | |||||||
Henry IV at the battle of Ivry, by Charles de Steuben (1838–1842). | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Crown Supported by: England |
Catholic League Supported by: Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry IV of France Marshal de Biron |
Duc de Mayenne Duke of Aumale (POW) Count of Egmont † | ||||||
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12,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry |
13,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
500 |
6,000 killed or wounded 4,000 prisoners |
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The battle occurred on the plain of Épieds, Eure near Ivry (later renamed Ivry-la-Bataille), Normandy. Ivry-la-Bataille is located on the river Eure and about thirty miles west of Paris, at the boundary between the Île-de-France and the Beauce regions.