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100 1 _aSainct Maixant, M.
245 1 0 _aAdvis de la deffaicte des Anglois et autres heretiques :
_bvenuz en Bretaigne, pour le Roy de Navarre, pres Chasteau-bourg.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-04-09
520 _a"Advis de la deffaicte des Anglois et autres heretiques" by M. Sainct Maixant is a historical account set in the late 16th century, capturing events during the tumultuous period of the French Wars of Religion. This book seems to focus on the military confrontations and political intrigues involving French royal factions and their opposing forces, particularly highlighting the conflict against English and other heretical forces in Brittany. The narrative illustrates the complexity of alliances and the challenges faced by the French leadership at that time. The book recounts a specific military engagement led by M. Sainct Maixant and his troops against the English forces commanded by Lord Howard during the Siege of Rennes. It details the strategic discussions among the French generals regarding whether to engage in battle despite being outnumbered. Ultimately, a decisive confrontation ensues, resulting in significant casualties for both sides but emphasizing the unexpected victory of the French, attributed to divine providence and the fervor of their resolve. The account serves as both a record of military tactics and an exploration of the turbulent loyalties and fervent religious convictions that characterized the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMercoeur, Philippe Emmanuel de Lorraine, duc de, 1558-1602
653 _aBrittany (France) -- History -- Sources
653 _aBrittany (France) -- Boundaries -- History -- Early works to 1800
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15598
999 _c56986
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