Camisards

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the people group?Huguenots (French Protestants)
2. What is the primary geographic theater?Cévennes and Vaunage regions, southern France
3. Who were the Camisards?The Camisards were French Protestants, also called Huguenots, who lived in the mountains of southern France. They fought to keep their right to practice their faith.
4. Why did the Camisards start a revolt?After King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, Huguenots were forced to convert, had their churches destroyed, and were persecuted. The Camisards rose up to defend their religion.

Huguenots: French Calvinist Protestants who faced severe persecution, leading to significant emigration and internal conflict.
Edict of Nantes: A 1598 decree granting Huguenots substantial rights in a predominantly Catholic France, revoked in 1685.
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes: Louis XIV's 1685 decree that ended religious tolerance for Protestants in France, sparking persecution and emigration.
Guerrilla Warfare: Irregular military tactics involving ambushes, sabotage, and hit-and-run attacks by small, mobile units.