4903 x 3705 px | 41,5 x 31,4 cm | 16,3 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
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In February 1625, the Protestant Soubise led a Huguenot revolt against the French king Louis XIII, and, after publishing a manifesto, invaded and occupied the island of Ré. He seized Ré with 300 soldiers and 100 sailors. From there he sailed up to Britany where he led his successful attack on the royal fleet in Blavet, although he could not take the fort after a three weeks siege. Soubise then returned to Ré with 15 ships and soon occupied the Ile d'Oléron as well, thus giving him command of the Atlantic coast from Nantes to Bordeaux. Through these deeds, he was recognized as the head of the reform, and named himself "Admiral of the Protestant Church". A few months later, in September 1625, Charles, Duke of Guise organized a landing in order to re-capture the islands, with the support of the Dutch (20 ships)[4] and English navies. The fleet of La Rochelle was defeated, as was Soubise with 3, 000 when he led a counter-attack against the royal troops who had landed on the island. The island was invested, forcing Soubise to flee to England. In 1627, an English invasion force under the command of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham attacked the island in order to relieve the Siege of La Rochelle. After three months of combats and sieges, the Duke was forced to withdraw in defeat.
