Renaissance · Europe · War

1627

Siege of La Rochelle Begins

1627

Cardinal Richelieu, determined to break the political power of French Protestants, ordered the royal army to besiege the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast. A massive seawall was built across the harbor to cut off English relief. The siege would last fourteen months and starve the defenders.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: April 9, 1626: Francis Bacon Dies of a Frozen Chicken
After: June 7, 1628: Petition of Right

Before and after in War

Before: 1623: Amboyna Massacre
After: July 6, 1630: Gustavus Adolphus Lands in Germany

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Siege of La Rochelle