Saint-Martin-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də ʁe], literally Saint-Martin of Ré; Saintongeais: Sént-Martin-de-Ré) is a commune in the western...
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The siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, or siege of St. Martin's (French: siège de Saint-Martin-de-Ré), was an attempt by English forces under George Villiers...
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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré, Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, La Couarde-sur-Mer, Loix, Ars-en-Ré, Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Les Portes-en-Ré. During Roman...
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intervention ended with the unsuccessful siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1627). After a last attack on Saint-Martin they were repulsed with heavy casualties, and...
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The Canton of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a French former administrative division located in Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes. It was disbanded...
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Benjamin, Duke of Soubise (redirect from Benjamine de Rohan, duc de Soubise)
the islands of Ré and Oléron in 1625, leading to the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1625) in which Louis XIII recovered the island of Ré. He commanded at...
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The Recovery of Ré Island (French: Reprise de l'Île de Ré) was accomplished by the army of Louis XIII in September 1625, against the troops of the Protestant...
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Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites (section Citadel and city walls, Saint-Martin-de-Ré)
city walls designed by Vauban between 1681 and 1685 are located in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime. The citadel, ringed by six bastions and a dry...
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Siege of La Rochelle (redirect from Le Siège de La Rochelle)
Île de Ré had not directly joined the rebellion against the king. On Île de Ré, the English under Buckingham tried to take the fortified city of Saint-Martin...
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Soubise in the Capture of Ré island in 1625. After his victory, he received the title of count, and became Governor of Île de Ré. Toiras famously sustained...
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Savoie département Saint-Martin-de-Pallières, in the Var département Saint-Martin-de-Ré in the Charente-Maritime département Saint-Martin-sur-Oust, in the...
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Ars-en-Ré (French pronunciation: [aʁs ɑ̃ ʁe]) is a commune on the Île de Ré in the western French department of Charente-Maritime, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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Claudine Alexandrine Guérin de Tencin, Baroness of Saint-Martin-de-Ré /ɡəˈræn də ˌtɒnˈsæn/ (27 April 1682 – 4 December 1749) was a French salonist and...
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Saint-Martin-de-Ré and siege of La Rochelle. Having been nominated Admiral of the fleet of La Rochelle, Jean Guiton fought the Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré...
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The Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (French:Bataille navale de Saint-Martin-de-Ré) took place on 27 October 1622, between the Huguenot fleet of La Rochelle...
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Communauté de communes Plaine d'Aunis which, with 20,987 inhabitants, is the most populated of the Pays d'Aunis. On the Île de Ré, Saint-Martin-de-Ré and La...
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François de Razilly and Isaac de Razilly. Claude de Razilly fought in the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1627) in 1627 and the Siege of La Rochelle. In 1627...
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was born on the western island of Île de Ré. The garden behind the Ernest Cognacq Museum in Saint Martin de Ré holds a monument with a statue of George...
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The Île de Ré railway (French: ‘Petit Train de l’Île de Ré) served the island known as the Île de Ré, which lies off La Rochelle, on the west coast of...
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were sent over to prisons in metropolitan France – Oléron and Saint-Martin-de-Ré (on Île de Ré) – then, as these were due to be closed, to Quélern (near Brest)...
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Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni (category Buildings and structures in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
Loire or La Martinière) arrived from Saint-Martin-de-Ré, the first order of the day was to separate the "chevaux de retour" (literally "returned horses"...
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Maria of France in 1625. He took part in the unsuccessful attack on Saint-Martin-de-Ré in 1627 and held a number of important positions at court during the...
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Ernest Cognacq Museum (category Île de Ré)
Saint Martin de Ré, Île de Ré, France. The museum is housed in the "Hotel de Clerjotte", built in 1470-1480 by Louis Clergeat, taxman for Charles de France...
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on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Born a commoner in Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré on 17 February 1754, Nicolas Baudin joined the merchant navy...
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The Canton of Île de Ré (French: canton de l'Île de Ré) is a canton on the Ré Island in the French department of Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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approaches to La Rochelle. Another major encounter was the Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré in October 1622. As the conflict lengthened into a stalemate, however...
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Sainte-Marie-de-Ré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi də ʁe], literally Saint Mary of Ré) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern...
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rebellion against the king. On Île de Ré, the English under Buckingham tried to take the fortified city of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, but were repulsed after three...
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La Rochelle (redirect from La Rochelle Festival de la Fiction)
nearby Île de Ré is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle. La Rochelle and its region are served by the international La Rochelle - Île de Ré Airport...
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La Flotte (category Île de Ré)
the largest municipality on the Île de Ré by area, and the second largest by population, second to Sainte-Marie-de-Ré on the southern tip of the island...
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