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Battle of Castelnaudary

Battle of Castelnaudary was a battle fought on 1 September 1632 at Castelnaudary, in what is now France. The recorded result: French Royalist victory.

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Duke Henry II of Montmorency at the battle of Castelnaudary, 1632
Duke Henry II of Montmorency at the battle of Castelnaudary, 1632. Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 September 1632
WhereCastelnaudary, France43.319N, 1.954E
OutcomeFrench Royalist victory
BelligerentsCardinal Richelieu for Louis XIIIagainstFrench rebels following Gaston, Duke of Orléans, brother of Louis XIII

Record

Date1 September 1632
PlaceCastelnaudary, France
43.319N, 1.954E
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • Henri de Schomberg
  • Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency
  • Achille d'Étampes de Valençay
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1211 and 1632.

Elsewhere in 1632

Battle of Castelnaudary is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870675, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Castelnaudary, revision 1382311445, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.