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Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (Bataille navale de Saint-Martin-de-Ré)
Part of the Huguenot rebellions
The naval battle in front of Île de Ré in 1622, in which the fleet of La Rochelle fought against Charles de Guise.
Date 27 October 1622 Location Île de Ré46°12′54″N 1°21′58″W / 46.215°N 1.366°W / 46.215; -1.366 Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	French Huguenot forces
Commanders and leaders
Louis XIII Charles, Duke of Guise (Commander)	Jean Guiton (Admiral)
Strength
72 warships	56 smaller warships

v t e Huguenot rebellions
1621–22 Saumur Saint-Jean-d'Angély La Rochelle Montauban Royan Saint-Foix Nègrepelisse Saint-Antonin Montpellier Treaty of Montpellier Saint-Martin-de-Ré 1625 Blavet Ré island Treaty of Paris 1627–29 Saint-Martin-de-Ré Pont du Feneau La Rochelle Privas Alès Montauban Peace of Alès Aftermath Dragonnades War of the Camisards

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 under Jean Guiton, and a Royal fleet under Charles de Guise.

Under Henry IV the city had enjoyed a certain freedom and prosperity until the 1620s, but the city entered in conflict with the central authority of King Louis XIII with the Huguenot rebellion of 1622. Louis XIII sent a small army for a Blockade of La Rochelle in 1621 and 1622.

A fleet from La Rochelle fought a much larger royal fleet under the Charles de Guise in front of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, and managed to fight to a standstill on 27 October 1622. The battle lasted two hours, and as many as 20,000 cannon shots were exchanged, but the encounter remained inconclusive.

A peace had been signed a few days earlier on 19 October 1622, the Peace of Montpellier, which encouraged the people of La Rochelle to end hostilities. Through the Peace of Montpellier, the fortifications of Montauban and La Rochelle could remain in place, although the fortress of Montpellier had to be razed.

Conflicts would soon resume with the upraisal of the Huguenot leader Soubise together with La Rochelle against Royal authority in 1625, leading to the Capture of Ré island by Royal forces that year, and of course with the major Siege of La Rochelle in 1627-1628.

Notes

1. ^ Mulryne, J. R. (2004). Europa Triumphans: Court and Civic Festivals in Early Modern Europe. Vol. II. Ashgate Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7546-3873-5.
2. ^ Litalien, Raymonde; Vaugeois, Denis (2004). Champlain: The Birth of French America. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 22. ISBN 9780773528505.
3. Clarke, Jack (1966). Huguenot Warrior: The Life and Times of Henri de Rohan, 1579–1638. Springer. p. 108. ISBN 9789024701933.
4. Duffy, Christopher (1996). Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494-1660. Psychology Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-415-14649-4.

• Naval battles involving France
• Military history of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• History of Charente-Maritime
• Conflicts in 1622
• 1622 in France
• Huguenot rebellions