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Battle of Vimory
The Battle of Vimory, occurred on 26 October 1587 between the French royal (Catholic) forces of King Henry III of France commanded by Henry of Guise and German and Swiss mercenaires commanded by Fabien I, Burgrave of Dohna and William-Robert de la Marck, Duke of Bouillon who were hired to assist Henry of Navarre's Huguenot forces during the eighth and final war (1585-1598) of the French Wars of Religion.
The Protestant mercenaries were funded by Elizabeth I of England and the King
Battle of Vimory
- December 1588 – Assassination of the Duke of Guise and his brother
- August 1589 – Assassination of Henry III
- September 1589 – Battle of Arques
- March 1590 – Battle of Ivry, Siege of Paris
- 1593 – Henry IV abjures Protestantism
- 1594 – Henry IV crowned in Chartres
- June 1595 – Battle of Fontaine-Française
- April – September 1597 – Siege of Amiens
- April 1598 – Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV
- October 1685 –