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Royalist cavalry. The landsknechts formed a defensive square and would probably have surrendered if they had been allowed to do so, but the Swiss cut them down.
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Catholic battle attacked. The Huguenots enjoyed some initial success against them, Anjou was unhorsed and had to be rescued by his guard, but there was no one to co-ordinate the Huguenot efforts. Tavannes committed the Swiss infantry as well as the cavalry reserves. This broke the
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Royalist forces. However, a flanking manoeuvre by Saulx-Tavannes along the River Dive forced him from this position. This coincided with Henry's objective to keep
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