outmanoeuvre him, achieving juncture. In the same month, Navarre would be killed while conducting the siege of Rouen. Upon his death the idea of inserting Saint André as a deputy to the new governor of Guyenne was floated as a possibility. Dreux These forces augmenting his army to a considerable strength once more, Condé decided to make an attempt on Paris; he was however unable to reach beyond the outskirts before finding himself compelled to retreat northwards. His retreat was shadowed by forces under Montmorency, Guise and Saint André, who were able to bring his army to battle at Dreux on 19 December 1562. On the field of Dreux, Saint André was second in command under the overall leadership of Montmorency. He was impatient on the field, keen to attack quickly, however his command of the right wing of the army was more theoretical than practical, and he could not advance without the permission of Guise. About two hours into the battle, with the destruction of the royal left under Montmorency, Guise and Saint Andre at last advanced into the combat annihilating the Huguenot infantry. Saint André however, would be captured on the field of battle by de Mézières, who held a personal grudge against him and executed his prisoner. References Sources 1500s births 1562 deaths Marshals of France 16th-century French diplomats French military personnel killed in action Ambassadors of France to England French people of the French Wars of Religion Court of Henry II of France