sep 15, 1562 - Massacre at Wassy,( a massacre of French Protestants in the “wars of religion”), 1562
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The Massacre of Wassy, also known as the Massacre of Vassy, is the name given to the murder of Huguenot worshipers and citizens in an armed action by troops of Francis, Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France on 1 March 1562. The tragedy is identified as the first major event in the French Wars of Religion.
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