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{{Campaignbox French Wars of Religion}}
The '''Battle of Saint-Denis''' was fought on 10 November 1567 between a Royalist army and [[Huguenot]] rebels during the second of the [[French Wars of Religion]]. Although their 74 year old commander, [[Anne de Montmorency]], was killed in the fighting, the Royalists forced the rebels to withdraw, allowing them to claim victory.
The only major conflict of the second phase, the battle came about when Montmorency attempted to break [[Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569)|Condé]]'s siege of [[Paris]]. The Huguenot army retreated towards the border, where they linked up with forces led by their ally [[John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern]], before [[Siege of Chartres (1568)|besieging Chartres]] in February 1568. The war ended shortly thereafter.
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After the failure of the Protestants to capture the king in the [[Surprise of Meaux]], [[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]] and the [[Catherine de' Medici|queen mother]] rushed to Paris.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Holt|first=Mack|title=The French Wars of Religion 1562-1629|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2005|isbn=9780521547505|pages=64}}</ref> Keen not to waste his mobilisation advantage, Conde made camp at [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] on 2 October, hoping to quickly starve the capital out before the full royal army could mobilise.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Baird|first=Henry|title=History of the Rise of the Huguenots in Two Volumes: Vol 2 of 2|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|year=1880|pages=209}}</ref> Simultaneous risings across France in [[Orléans]], [[Nîmes]] and [[Montpellier]] aided the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] cause.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Salmon|first=J.H.M|title=Society in Crisis: France in the Sixteenth Century|publisher=Meuthen & Co|year=1975|isbn=0416730507|pages=169}}</ref> Conde seized first [[Charenton-le-Pont]], a strategic town in the suburbs of Paris that supplied the city with its grain and flour.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thompson|first=James|title=The Wars of Religion in France, 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II|publisher=Chicago University Press|year=1909|pages=326}}</ref> [[Lagny-sur-Marne]], [[Argenteuil]] and [[Aubervilliers]] also fell to his forces, leaving Paris surrounded.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Thompson|first=James|title=The Wars of Religion in France, 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II|publisher=Chicago University Press|year=1909|pages=327}}</ref> Further afield [[Montereau-Fault-Yonne|Montereau]], [[Étampes]] and [[Dreux]] were seized, each of which controlled important roads towards the capital.<ref name=":0" />
Windmills were burned by the [[Huguenots]] in the [[Faubourg
=== Negotiation stalling ===
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== Fighting continues and the war ends ==
On 14 November Conde withdrew from Saint Denis.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thompson|first=James|title=The Wars of Religion in France 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II|publisher=Chicago University Press|year=1909|pages=333}}</ref> Conscious of his critical position, but granted breathing room by the death of his opposing commander, he sought to make his way to link up with the forces under [[John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern|John Casimir]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Holt|first=Mack|title=The French Wars of Religion 1562-1629|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2011|isbn=9780521547505|pages=
Condé now completed the final consolidation of his army with the addition of forces of the Viscounts of Quercy and Rouergue who were fresh off relieving the weak royal siege of Orléans.<ref
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