Before the latter could recover their order, the Swiss infantry poured in among them.

Many threw down their arms and shouted for quarter, while others defended themselves until the last; but neither submission nor defence availed and, out of the four thousand German infantry, but two hundred escaped.
Three thousand of the Huguenot infantry were cut off by Anjou's cavalry.

A thousand were killed, and the rest spared, at the Duc's command.

In all, two thousand Huguenot infantry and three hundred knights perished on the field, besides the German infantry; while on the Catholic side the loss was but a little over five hundred men.
La Noue was again among those taken prisoner.

Before the battle began, he had requested Philip to join his cousin, who had come up with the princes; and to attach himself to their bodyguard, during the battle.