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Battle of Pont du Feneau

Battle of Pont du Feneau was a battle fought on 8 November 1627 at Isle of Ré, in what is now France. It was part of Huguenot rebellions, which ran from 1621 to 1629. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: About 4,500 soldiers and 200 cavaliers against About 3,500 soldiers, 68 cavaliers, and 4 cannons.

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Painting by Laurent de la Hyre called"La défaite des Anglais en l'île de Ré par l'armée française le 8 novembre 1627", (the defeat of the English on île de Ré by the French army on the 8th of November
Painting by Laurent de la Hyre called"La défaite des Anglais en l'île de Ré par l'armée française le 8 novembre 1627", (the defeat of the English on île de Ré by the French army on the 8th of November. Laurent de La Hyre, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 November 1627
WhereIsle of Ré, France46.217N, 1.455W
OutcomeFrench victory
Belligerents20px FranceagainstEngland
Casualties and lossesAbout 550andAbout 1,800 soldiers, 68 cavaliers, and 4 cannons
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, 162916211629Battle of Pont du Feneau, 1627
10 placed engagements of Huguenot rebellions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 November 1627
PlaceIsle of Ré, France
46.217N, 1.455W
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthAbout 4,500 soldiers and 200 cavaliersAbout 3,500 soldiers, 68 cavaliers, and 4 cannons
Casualties and lossesAbout 550About 1,800 soldiers, 68 cavaliers, and 4 cannons
Commanders
  • Jean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet
  • Henri de Schomberg
  • Louis de Marillac
  • Pierre de Gondil
  • George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
  • Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport
  • Milord Grey
Battle of Pont du FeneauBattle of Pont du FeneauSiege of Saint-Martin-de-RéRecovery of Ré islandNaval battle of Saint-Martin-de-RéSiege of La RochelleBattle of La RochelleSiege of La RochelleNantesToursPoitier100 km46.217N, 1.455W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1622 and 1627.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1627

Battle of Pont du Feneau 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 Q39072599, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pont du Feneau, revision 1370272084, 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.