Siege of Rouen (1562)
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The Siege of Rouen occurred on October 26, 1562 during the French Wars of Religion
and was a decisive victory for the Catholics, who managed to capture Rouen
, over the Huguenots.
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the name given to a period of civil infighting and military operations, primarily fought between French Catholics and Protestants . The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France, such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise...
and was a decisive victory for the Catholics, who managed to capture Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, over the Huguenots.