Marc'hallc'h, June 23 1591 (Avec Infini Regret II)

The Duke of Mercoeur, the governor of Brittanny, declared himself the protector of catholicism in his province and when Henry IV took the French throne, declared his independance. Mercoeur received Spanish aid and became the new leader of the Catholic League in France. Henry IV sent an army to bring Brittany back to the fold, but had to intervene in person to obtain the submission of the Duke, after the royalist defeat of Craon in 1592.

During the battle of Marc'hallc'h, the Duke of Mercoeur did not engage his cavalry reserve, undoubtedly to allow the Royal army to leave the the battlefield without too many losses. In doing so, he left the Spanish commander Aguila to face them on his own. Once again, Mercoeur played both sides: by weakening his Spanish ally whom he found took too much space and by sparing his adversary in case the future became bleak.

Aguila leads the League army down the slope towards the Royal army, stopping short to leave his forces a height advantage. Norreys marches his lines to face the League army.

Norreys attacks and Aguila counter attacks, leading to the former's death. As the central lines of both armies become a tangled mess, Guébriants leads his musketeers on the League's left to hammer the flank of the Royal Army.

The center of both armies collapses and Norreys is killed, but the Royal army has Bastenay and his cavalry to plug the gap, while Mercoeur looks on.

Bastenay charges the Spanish remnants under Aguila's second, Rodrigo. Both leader perish in the attack, but this is a major blow to the League center which no longer has a commander. The League right is pushed out of St. Jude by Dombes. 

With the League army in shambles and the Royal army exhausted, Mercoeur finally leaps into action. He captures the Royal army's artillery and hammers what is left of their effective forces. Unfortunately, his actions come too late and the Royal Army is victorious. (Royalists: 5 - League: 4)