The following month the Royal forces besieged the town. After 13 months of siege the mayor Jean Guiton - elected on April 30, 1628 - had to capitulate. The town was granted mercy on October 28 and lost its privileges. The town council was brought down.

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Visit La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
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