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Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
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For the 1625 action, see Recovery of Ré island.
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, the Duke of Buckingham, to capture the French fortress-city of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, on the isle of Ré (near La Rochelle), in 1627. After three months of siege, the Marquis de Toiras and a relief force of French ships and troops managed to repel the Duke, who was forced to withdraw in defeat.[4] The encounter followed another defeat for Buckingham, the 1625 Cádiz expedition, and is considered to be the opening conflict of the Anglo-French War of 1627–1629.
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Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (Siège de Saint-Martin-de-Ré) | |||||||
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Part of the Anglo-French War (1627–1629) | |||||||
![]() ![]() Top: Full map of the landing, siege and retreat by the English forces of Buckingham. Bottom: The fortress of Saint-Martin. Military mock-up, 1702. Musée des Plans-Reliefs. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland La Rochelle (Volunteers) | Kingdom of France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles I Duke of Buckingham (commander) |
Louis XIII Toiras (commander) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Initially: 100 ships[1] 6,000 English soldiers[2] 1,000 horses[2] 4 cannons La Rochelle volunteers: 800 Reinforcements: 2,000 Irish soldiers 400 raw troops |
Initially: 1,200 men 200 horsemen Reinforcements: 4,000 men (October) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
around 5,000[3] | around 500 |
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