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In 1621, Louis XIII moved to eradicate what he considered an open rebellion against his power. He led an army to the south, first succeeding in capturing the Huguenot city of Saumur , and then succeeding in the siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély against Rohan's brother Benjamin de Rohan, duc de Soubise on 24 June. [ 3 ]
The Blockade of La Rochelle (French: Blocus de La Rochelle) took place in 1621-1622 during the repression of the Huguenot rebellion by the French king Louis XIII. [1] [2]In June 1621, Louis XIII besieged and captured Saint-Jean d'Angély, a strategic city controlling the approaches to the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle.
In 1621, Louis re-established Catholicism in the formerly Huguenot region of Béarn, resulting in an uprising led by Henri de Rohan and his brother Soubise. [2] Despite the royalist capture of Saint-Jean d'Angély, a blockade of La Rochelle was unsuccessful and the revolt ended in stalemate with the October 1622 Treaty of Montpellier.
In 1621 Louis XIII was formally reconciled with his mother. Luynes was appointed Constable of France, after which he and Louis set out to quell the Huguenot rebellion. The siege at the Huguenot stronghold of Montauban had to be abandoned after three months owing to the large number of royal troops who had succumbed to camp fever. One of the ...
May 30 – June 24 – Huguenot rebellions: Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély – Royal victory. June – Huguenot rebellions: Blockade of La Rochelle begins. August – Huguenot rebellions: Siege of Montauban – Louis XIII besieges the Huguenot city of Montauban but is forced to abandon his siege two months later.
Siege of Clairac 23 July – 4 August – During the Huguenot uprisings, after taking the city of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Louis XIII made the decision to go south to subdue Guyenne, and to besiege Clairac which was a bastion of Protestantism. Battle of Rohilla 1621 - Sikh victory over the Mughal Empire.
The Capture of Saumur (French: Capture de Saumur) was the military investment of the Huguenot city of Saumur accomplished by the young French king Louis XIII on 11 May 1621, following the outbreak of the Huguenot rebellions. [1] Although the Huguenot city was faithful to the king, Louis XIII nevertheless wished to affirm control over it.
Under Henry IV the city had enjoyed a certain freedom and prosperity until the 1620s, but the city entered in conflict with the central authority of King Louis XIII with the Huguenot rebellion of 1622. [2] Louis XIII sent a small army for a Blockade of La Rochelle in 1621 and 1622. [1]