urlough of Anjou's Troops 320
Huguenot Petition to the King 320
Coligny's Plans overruled 324
Disastrous Siege of Poitiers 324
Cruelties to Huguenots in the Prisons of Orleans 326
Montargis a Safe Refuge 327
Flight of the Refugees to Sancerre 328
The "Croix de Gastines" 329
Ferocity of Parliament against Coligny and Others 330
A Price set on Coligny's Head 330
The Huguenots weaker 332
Battle of Moncontour (Oct. 3, 1569) 333
Coligny wounded 334
Heavy Losses of the Huguenots 335
The Roman Catholics exultant 336
Mouy murdered by Maurevel 337
The Assassin rewarded with the Collar of the Order 338
Fatal Error committed by the Court 338
Siege of St. Jean d'Angely 340
Huguenot Successes at Vezelay and Nismes 344
Coligny encouraged 347
Withdrawal of the Troops of Dauphiny and Provence 348
The Admiral's Bold Plan 348
He Sweeps through Guyenne 349
"Vengeance de Rapin" 351
Coligny pushes on to the Rhone 351
His Singular Success and its Causes 351
He turns toward Paris 353
His Illness interrupts Negotiations 353
Engagement of Arnay-le-Duc 354
Coligny approaches Paris 356
Progress of Negotiations 356
The English Rebellion affects the Terms offered 358
Better Conditions proposed