Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (1621)
| Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (1621) | |||||||
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| Part of the Huguenot rebellions | |||||||
 Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1621 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of France |
Huguenot forces | ||||||
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Louis XIII |
Soubise (Commander) | ||||||
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The siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (French: siège de Saint-Jean-d'Angély) was a siege (military blockade), accomplished by the young French king
Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle
.
The city was captured after only 26 days,[2] on 24 June 1621.
Louis XIII then sent a small army for the
peace of Montpellier, which temporarily confirmed the right of the Huguenots in France.[4]