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169 - [RELIGIOUS WARS]. NEUFVILLE, Nicolas de. Account of the Battle and Cruel Assaults Fought Between Mont-Contour and Heruaulx, and of the Most Memorable Victory Won.
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[RELIGIOUS WARS]. NEUFVILLE, Nicolas de. Account of the Battle and Cruel Assaults Fought Between Mont-Contour and Heruaulx, and of the Most Memorable Victory Won. A rare account of the Battle of Moncontour on October 3, 1569, featuring a woodcut portrait and coat of arms of the Duke of Anjou on the title page. Paris, printed by Guillaume de Nyuerd, 1569 Small 8vo (165 x 100 mm), full beige vellum, black title running lengthwise on a smooth spine. 12 unnumbered folios, coat of arms and portrait of the Duke of Anjou woodcut on the title page, 2 ornamental initials and a decorative banner. Small tears in the vellum, title slightly faded on the spine, warped covers. A rare volume containing an account of the Battle of Moncontour, which took place on October 3, 1569, and ended in the bloody defeat of the Calvinist troops commanded by Admiral de Coligny at the hands of the royal army led by the young Duke of Anjou (the future Henry III). It is signed by Nicolas de Neufville. The last leaf lists: “the names of the defeated Huguenot regiments, and the names of those who were killed and wounded on the King’s side.” Clean and fresh interior.
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