Term

Camisard Wars

A rebellion (1702–1705) of French Calvinist peasants in Languedoc against the religious persecutions of Louis XIV.

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Definition

(1702 – 1705) A rebellion of French Calvinist peasants in Languedoc against the religious persecutions of Louis XIV.

Sources

  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 151Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 151.

Last revised August 14, 2026