Siege of Caudebec

Siege of Caudebec
Part of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo–Spanish War
Retreat of the army of the Duke of Parma into Flanders in May of 1592 Rijksmuseum
Date 24 April – 21 May 1592 Location Caudebec-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime), France 49°31′38″N 0°43′37″E / 49.5272°N 0.7269°E / 49.5272; 0.7269 Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
French Crown Supported by:  England United Provinces	Spanish Empire Catholic League
Commanders and leaders
Henry IV of France	Duke of Parma Duke of Mayenne
Strength
25,000[1]	15,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy[3]

The siege of Caudebec (French: Retraite du Duc de Parme) was a military event that took place between 24 April to 21 May 1592 as part of the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604).^[3][4] The Spanish and the French Catholic League forces of Duke of Parma had captured the town of Caudebec on the Seine, where they soon found themselves trapped by the reinforced Royalist Protestant army led by Henry of Navarre consisting of French, English, and Dutch troops.^[5] Seeing that Henry's force had now surrounded him, Parma seeing that defeat was inevitable, pulled his 15,000 men across the river in a single night to escape and retreat to the south.^[6][7]