Impregnable Fortress: The Siege of La Rochelle 1627 | Anglo-French Wars 1627-1629

Get access to many documentaries on sieges, history and much more on CuriosityStream for just a year by using code sandrhoman: On 4 August 1627 a royal French army, 11’000 strong, arrived at the Huguenot town of La Rochelle. Their arrival marked the beginning of a siege characterized by an impregnable fortress, extremely determined commanders and ingenious siege craft, manifesting above all in a 1.5 km long sea-wall, a construction seemingly impossible at its time. La Rochelle was one of the major strongholds of the Huguenots, the French Protestants, and the siege marked the climax of the reformatory struggle in France. It was the centerpiece of both the third Huguenot rebellion and the Anglo-French war of 1627-29. This is how modern historiography tells the story of the staggering siege of La Rochelle. Patreon (thank you): Merch: Paypal (thank you):