battle, early modern

Battle of Dormans

Name: Battle of Dormans
Location: Dormans, France

Battle of Dormans was a battle fought in 1575 at Dormans, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dormans. It was part of the Fifth French War of Religion, which ran from 1574 to 1576. The recorded result: Catholic victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 4,500 – 6,000.

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Fought1575

WhereDormans, France49.076N, 3.639E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCatholic victory

BelligerentsCatholicsagainstHuguenots / Protestants

Casualties and losses50and50

Part ofFifth French War of Religion1574 to 1576

Record

Date	1575 (year precision)
Place	Dormans, France 49.076N, 3.639E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	10,000	4,500 – 6,000
Casualties and losses	50	50
Commanders	Henry I, Duke of Guise	John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern

Placed at Dormans; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Second Battle of the Marne 1918, 2.1 km E
Battle of Château-Thierry 1814, 18 km W
First Battle of the Marne 1914, 20 km W
Battle of Château-Thierry 1918, 20 km W
Battle of Vauchamps 1814, 22 km S

Elsewhere in 1575

Battle of Dormans is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888432, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dormans, revision 1370439199, 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.