blockade of La Rochelle

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The blockade of La Rochelle was a major 17th-century siege in which French royal forces isolated the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle by land and sea, leading to its surrender and a decisive weakening of Protestant political power in France.

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blockade of La Rochelle canonical 1
naval blockade of La Rochelle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
military blockade ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aim to suppress Huguenot political and military autonomy ⓘ
associatedWith Cardinal Richelieu’s anti-Habsburg and internal consolidation policies ⓘ
belligerent Huguenot militia of La Rochelle ⓘ
Royal French Army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

Royal French Navy ⓘ
linked to: French Navy
combatant French royal forces ⓘ
Huguenots of La Rochelle ⓘ
commander Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
Jean Guiton ⓘ
King Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to: King Louis XIII
conflict Huguenot rebellions ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
effect reduction of Protestant municipal privileges in France ⓘ
strengthening of French royal absolutism ⓘ
endTime 1628 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Alès ⓘ
hasCause Huguenot resistance to royal authority ⓘ
religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants in France ⓘ
hasPart land blockade of La Rochelle ⓘ
naval blockade of La Rochelle ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 17th century ⓘ
location Atlantic coast of France ⓘ
Aunis ⓘ
La Rochelle ⓘ
notableFor construction of extensive sea walls and dikes ⓘ
severe famine among the besieged population ⓘ
symbolic end of Huguenot military resistance in France ⓘ
opponent Huguenot rebels ⓘ
King Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to: King Louis XIII
partOf French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Huguenot rebellions ⓘ
politicalContext centralization of power under Louis XIII ⓘ
precededBy earlier Huguenot uprisings in western France ⓘ
religionOfAttackers Roman Catholic ⓘ
religionOfDefenders Calvinist ⓘ
linked to: Calvinism
religiousAspect Protestant–Catholic conflict ⓘ
result decisive weakening of Huguenot political power in France ⓘ
royalist victory ⓘ
surrender of La Rochelle ⓘ
significantPlace fortifications of La Rochelle ⓘ
harbor of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Port of La Rochelle
startTime 1627 ⓘ
strategy isolation of the city by land and sea ⓘ
year 1627–1628 ⓘ

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French royal forces → notableOperation → blockade of La Rochelle ⓘ
Blockade of La Rochelle → hasPart → naval blockade of La Rochelle ⓘ
subject linked to: blockade of La Rochelle
linked to: blockade of La Rochelle