Blockade of La Rochelle
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The Blockade of La Rochelle took place in 1621-1622 during the repression of the Huguenot rebellion by the French king Louis XIII.
Fort Louis was constructed just outside the walls of La Rochelle during the 1621-1622 blockade.
Jean Guiton.
The Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré in front of Île de Ré in October 1622, in which the fleet of La Rochelle fought against Charles de Guise.
Île de Ré
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Île de Ré is an island off the Atlantic coast of France near La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, on the northern side of the Pertuis d'Antioche strait. Its highest point has an elevation of 20 metres. It
Ile de Re vue du ciel
Re Martin
The citadel of Saint-Martin. Military mock-up, 1702. Musée des Plans-Reliefs
The naval bombardment of St Martin, Île de Ré, by British and Dutch fleets on 15 and 16 July 1696