Battle of the Pont du Feneau | |||||||
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Part of Huguenot rebellions and the Anglo-French War (1627–1629) | |||||||
Painting by Laurent de La Hyre depicting the battle | |||||||
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Combatants | |||||||
Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet Henri de Schomberg Louis de Marillac Pierre de Gondil (WIA) |
George Villiers Mountjoy Blount (POW) Milord Grey (POW) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
About 4.500 soldiers and 200 cavaliers | About 3.500 soldiers, 68 cavaliers, and 4 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
About 550 | About 1800 soldiers, 68 cavaliers, and 4 canons |
The Battle of Pont du Feneau was the last battle of the siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré by the English forces that had come to help the Huguenot rebellions of La Rochelle. It took place on 8 November 1627. The English lost the battle, and this final failure forced them to withdraw back to England.