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battle, early modern

Capture of Saumur

Capture of Saumur was a battle fought in May 1621 at Saumur, in what is now France. It was part of Huguenot rebellions, which ran from 1621 to 1629. The recorded result: Royalist victory.

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Castle Saumur, located on the river Loire in the county of Maine-et-Loire/France.
Castle Saumur, located on the river Loire in the county of Maine-et-Loire/France.. Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMay 1621
WhereSaumur, France47.260N, 0.077W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
Belligerents20px Franceagainst20px Huguenots
Part ofHuguenot rebellions1621 to 1629

Where it sits in Huguenot rebellions

Capture of Saumur, 1621Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1621Siege of Sainte-Foy, 1622Nègrepelisse massacre, 1622Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, 1622Recovery of Ré island, 1625Siege of La Rochelle, 1627Battle of Pont du Feneau, 1627Siege of Privas, 1629Siege of Alès, 162916211629Capture of Saumur, 1621
10 placed engagements of Huguenot rebellions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay 1621 (month precision)
PlaceSaumur, France
47.260N, 0.077W
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • Philippe de Mornay
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Capture of Saumur 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 Q5037056, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Saumur, revision 1370609536, 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.