Richelieu’s seawall at La Rochelle
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Richelieu’s seawall at La Rochelle was a massive 17th-century maritime fortification built under Cardinal Richelieu to blockade and ultimately subdue the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle during the French Wars of Religion.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richelieu’s seawall at La Rochelle canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime fortification
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military fortification ⓘ seawall ⓘ siege work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | digue de Richelieu à La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cardinal Richelieu
NERFINISHED
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French Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ King Louis XIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
blockade of La Rochelle
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siege of La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Richelieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndTime | 1628 ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | 1627 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
artillery platform
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naval barrier ⓘ |
| heritage | site of historical interest in La Rochelle ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1627 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earthworks
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stone ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in defeat of La Rochelle
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scale of early modern engineering ⓘ |
| opposed | Huguenot defenders of La Rochelle ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Cardinal Richelieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | royal siege lines around La Rochelle ⓘ |
| patron | Cardinal Richelieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to blockade La Rochelle by sea
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to cut off supplies to La Rochelle ⓘ to subdue the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
French Wars of Religion
NERFINISHED
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Huguenot rebellions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
capitulation of La Rochelle in 1628
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starvation of La Rochelle ⓘ |
| serves | royal army of Louis XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant in original form ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
to enforce a complete maritime blockade
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to prevent English relief fleets from entering La Rochelle ⓘ |
| usedBy | royal forces of Louis XIII ⓘ |
| usedIn | siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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