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Blockade of La Rochelle

Blockade of La Rochelle was a siege conducted in June 1621 at La Rochelle, in what is now France. It was part of the French Wars of Religion, which ran from 1562 to 1598. The recorded result: Stalemate.

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Fort_Louis_in_La_Rochelle. Jean Perrissin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJune 1621
WhereLa Rochelle, France46.159N, 1.151W
OutcomeStalemate
Belligerents20px Franceagainst20px Huguenots
Part ofFrench Wars of Religion1562 to 1598

Where it sits in the French Wars of Religion

Battle of Dreux, 1562Siege of Orléans, 1562Battle of Cognat, 1568Siege of Chartres, 1568Battle of Jarnac, 1569Battle of La Roche-l'Abeille, 1569Siege of Poitiers, 1569Battle of Orthez, 1569Battle of Moncontour, 1569Battle of Pamproux, 1569Siege of Rabastens, 1570Siege of La Rochelle, 1572Siege of Sancerre, 1572Battle of Besançon, 1575Battle of Coutras, 1587Battle of Vimory, 1587Battle of Auneau, 1587Battle of Chuyer, 1587Battle of Tours, 1589Attack on Paris, 1589Battle of Ivry, 1590Siege of Paris, 1590Siege of Autun, 1591Battle of Port-Ringeard, 1593Siege of Morlaix, 1594Battle of Fontaine-Française, 1595Siege of Doullens, 1595Siege of Calais, 1596Siege of Montauban, 1621Blockade of La Rochelle, 1621Siege of Montpellier, 1622Siege of Saint-Antonin, 1622Blockade of La Rochelle, 1622Siege of Royan, 1622Battle of Blavet, 162515621625Blockade of La Rochelle, 1621
35 placed engagements of the French Wars of Religion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 1621 (month precision)
to 6 November 1621
PlaceLa Rochelle, France
46.159N, 1.151W
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
Blockade of La RochelleBlockade of La RochelleSiege of La RochelleAllied Siege of La RochelleSiege of La RochelleSiege of La RochelleBlockade of La RochelleSiege of La RochelleNantesPoitier100 km46.159N, 1.151W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1224 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1621

Blockade of La Rochelle is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2906841, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Blockade of La Rochelle, revision 1370604618, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.