Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine

Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine
Part of the Fronde

A contemporary depiction of the battle of the Faubourg St Antoine beneath the walls of the Bastille in 1652
Date2 July 1652
Location48°51′12″N 2°22′09″E / 48.853333°N 2.369167°E / 48.853333; 2.369167
Result Royalist Victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France Royalists Condé rebels
Commanders and leaders
Henri de Turenne Louis, Grand Condé
Strength
8,000[1] 6,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,500[1] 1,500[1]
Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine is located in Paris
Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine
Shown within Paris, France

The Battle of the Faubourg Saint Antoine occurred on 2 July 1652 during the Fronde rebellion in France. It is named after the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, a district near the Bastille in the east of Paris, where the battle took place.

  1. ^ a b c d Grant 2011, p. 352.

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