Beginning of the Siege of La Rochelle

Timeline

1. 1625–1627Western France · FranceIn the 1620s the Huguenots maintained semi-independent armed forces and port trading privileges at La Rochelle; against the backdrop of Richelieu's centralizing policies and English moves toward intervention in the Thirty Years' War, the crown decided to resolve this last stronghold by military means.
2. 1627La Rochelle · AquitaineUnder Richelieu's personal supervision, the French army blockaded the port and land approaches and began constructing long-term siege works; inside the city, the Huguenot leader Jean Guiton organized the defense, hoping for aid from an English fleet.