Guise brought about 10,000 men to the battle, facing 4,500[2] - 6,000 Huguenots and Germans.[3][4]
During the battle, the Duke of Guise was wounded in his face, which gave him the nickname "Le Balafré".[5] According to Penny Richards: "This scar and this name, with which he was thereafter frequently depicted, contributed to his legendary reputation".[5] Both sides lost no more than 50 men.[2]
Though the Duke of Guise achieved a victory at Dormans, in its aftermath, he was unable to break through the defences of François de Montmorency.[1][5] The 5th war concluded with the Edict of Beaulieu in May 1576.[1]
^Konnert, Mark W. (2006). Local Politics in the French Wars of Religion: The Towns of Champagne, the Duc de Guise, and the Catholic League, 1560-95. London: Routledge. pp. 122–123.
^d'Aubigné, Agrippa. Histoire Universelle, volume 4 (Alphonse de Ruble ed.). pp. 380–381.
Richards, Penny (2016). "Warriors of God: History, Heritage and the Reputation of the Guise". In Munns, Jessica; Richards, Penny; Sprangler, Jonathan (eds.). Aspiration, Representation and Memory: The Guise in Europe, 1506–1688. Routledge. ISBN978-1317178033.
Thompson, James Westfall (1909). The Wars of Religion in France, 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici, and Philip II. The University of Chicago Press.506