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Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély

Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély was a siege conducted on 30 May 1621 at Saint-Jean-d'Angély, in what is now France; it lasted 25 days. It was part of Huguenot rebellions, which ran from 1621 to 1629. The recorded result: Royalist victory.

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Fought30 May 1621lasted 25 days
WhereSaint-Jean-d'Angély, France45.944N, 0.521W
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, 162916211629Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1621
10 placed engagements of Huguenot rebellions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 May 1621
to 24 June 1621
PlaceSaint-Jean-d'Angély, France
45.944N, 0.521W
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
Siege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélySiege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélySiege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélyBattle of TaillebourgBattle of ChisetBattle of SaintesSiege of ConhacBattle of ChisetSiege of ConhacBordeauxLimogesLa RochelleBrivePoitier100 km45.944N, 0.521W
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Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15122331, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (1621), revision 1370744916, 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.