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Siege of La Rochelle

Siege of La Rochelle was a siege conducted on 15 July 1224 at La Rochelle, in what is now France; it lasted 19 days. It was part of Capetian-Plantagenet rivalry, which ran from 1159 to 1259. The recorded result: French victory.

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Detail of a miniature of the siege of Rochelle, with king Louis VIII meeting a bishop, a cardinal and friars, at the beginning of chapter 3 of 'Louis VIII' book.
Detail of a miniature of the siege of Rochelle, with king Louis VIII meeting a bishop, a cardinal and friars, at the beginning of chapter 3 of 'Louis VIII' book.. Artiste anonyme, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 July 1224lasted 19 days
WhereLa Rochelle, France46.159N, 1.151W
OutcomeFrench victory
Belligerents20px Kingdom of Franceagainst20px Duchy of Aquitaine; Kingdom of England
Part ofCapetian-Plantagenet rivalry1159 to 1259

Record

Date15 July 1224
to 3 August 1224
PlaceLa Rochelle, France
46.159N, 1.151W
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeLa Rochelle absorbed into; Capetian royal demesne
Commanders
  • Louis VIII of France
  • Savari de MaulĂ©on
  • Geoffrey de Neville (died 1225)
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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 1224

Siege of La Rochelle is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485917, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of La Rochelle (1224), revision 1381804018, 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.