Henry IV Wins at Ivry
1590
At the battle of Ivry, Henry IV famously told his troops to follow the white plume on his helmet. He crushed the army of the Catholic League. The victory did not end the civil war, but it established him as France's legitimate warrior king and set the stage for his eventual triumph.
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Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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