Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine

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.

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
Location
Porte Saint-Antoine, Paris
48.853333°N 2.369167°E / 48.853333; 2.369167
Result Royalist Victory
Belligerents
Royalists Condé rebels
Commanders and leaders
Henri de Turenne Louis, Grand Condé
Strength
8,000 6,000
Casualties and losses
1,500 1,500
Shown within Paris, France
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