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The siege of La Rochelle — The siege of 1627–1628 which ended Protestant military power
The Protestant town, held by the sea, was cut off from England by a dyke and reduced by hunger. Its fall took the Reformed their strongholds without taking their worship: the peace that followed separated, for the first time, freedom of belief from the right of self-defence. (Editorial synthesis)
The siege of La Rochelle began in 1627. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The siege of La Rochelle ended in 1628. (source: Larousse)
The siege of La Rochelle took place in La Rochelle. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The siege of La Rochelle ended in the end of the final Protestant rebellion against the crown. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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