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    Saint-Martin-de- (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də ʁe], literally Saint-Martin of ; Saintongeais: Sént-Martin-de-) is a commune in the western...
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    The siege of Saint-Martin-de-, or siege of St. Martin's (French: siège de Saint-Martin-de-), was an attempt by English forces under George Villiers...
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    Sainte-Marie-de-, Saint-Martin-de-, Le Bois-Plage-en-, La Couarde-sur-Mer, Loix, Ars-en-, Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Les Portes-en-. During Roman...
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    intervention ended with the unsuccessful siege of Saint-Martin-de- (1627). After a last attack on Saint-Martin they were repulsed with heavy casualties, and...
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  • Savoie département Saint-Martin-de-Pallières, in the Var département Saint-Martin-de- in the Charente-Maritime département Saint-Martin-sur-Oust, in the...
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    The Canton of Saint-Martin-de- is a French former administrative division located in Île de , Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes. It was disbanded...
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    The Recovery of Island (French: Reprise de l'Île de ) was accomplished by the army of Louis XIII in September 1625, against the troops of the Protestant...
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    city walls designed by Vauban between 1681 and 1685 are located in Saint-Martin-de-, Charente-Maritime. The citadel, ringed by six bastions and a dry...
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    the islands of and Oléron in 1625, leading to the Siege of Saint-Martin-de- (1625) in which Louis XIII recovered the island of . He commanded at...
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    Soubise in the Capture of island in 1625. After his victory, he received the title of count, and became Governor of Île de . Toiras famously sustained...
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    Claudine Alexandrine Guérin de Tencin, Baroness of Saint-Martin-de- /ɡəˈræn də ˌtɒnˈsæn/ (27 April 1682 – 4 December 1749) was a French salonist and...
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    Communauté de communes Plaine d'Aunis which, with 20,987 inhabitants, is the most populated of the Pays d'Aunis. On the Île de , Saint-Martin-de- and La...
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    The Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de- (French:Bataille navale de Saint-Martin-de-) took place on 27 October 1622, between the Huguenot fleet of La Rochelle...
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    Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni (category Buildings and structures in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
    Loire or La Martinière) arrived from Saint-Martin-de-, the first order of the day was to separate the "chevaux de retour" (literally "returned horses"...
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    Saint-Martin-de- and siege of La Rochelle. Having been nominated Admiral of the fleet of La Rochelle, Jean Guiton fought the Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré...
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    was born on the western island of Île de . The garden behind the Ernest Cognacq Museum in Saint Martin de holds a monument with a statue of George...
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    Île de had not directly joined the rebellion against the king. On Île de , the English under Buckingham tried to take the fortified city of Saint-Martin...
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    were sent over to prisons in metropolitan France – Oléron and Saint-Martin-de- (on Île de ) – then, as these were due to be closed, to Quélern (near Brest)...
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    of the expedition was to capture the French fortress of Saint-Martin-de- on the Île de . This would secure the sea-approaches to the city of La Rochelle...
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    Maria of France in 1625. He took part in the unsuccessful attack on Saint-Martin-de- in 1627 and held a number of important positions at court during the...
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    Ars-en- (French pronunciation: [aʁs ɑ̃ ʁe]) is a commune on the Île de in the western French department of Charente-Maritime, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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  • The Île de railway (French: ‘Petit Train de l’Île de ) served the island known as the Île de , which lies off La Rochelle, on the west coast of...
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    The Collectivity of Saint Martin (French: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), commonly known as simply Saint Martin (Saint-Martin, French pronunciation: [sɛ̃...
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  • The Canton of Île de (French: canton de l'Île de ) is a canton on the Island in the French department of Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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    on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Born a commoner in Saint-Martin-de- on the Île de on 17 February 1754, Nicolas Baudin joined the merchant navy...
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    nearby Île de is accessible via a bridge from La Rochelle. La Rochelle and its region are served by the international La Rochelle - Île de Airport...
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  • citadel of Saint-Martin-de- on 29 September 1933 aboard the Martinière and landed on 14 October with the status of "transported" to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni...
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    rebellion against the king. On Île de , the English under Buckingham tried to take the fortified city of Saint-Martin-de-, but were repulsed after three...
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    State Minister of Finance from 1940 to 1942. Bouthillier was born in Saint-Martin-de- to Mathilde Bouju and Louis Bouthillier, a merchant. He graduated...
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    Ernest Cognacq Museum (category Île de )
    Saint Martin de , Île de , France. The museum is housed in the "Hotel de Clerjotte", built in 1470-1480 by Louis Clergeat, taxman for Charles de France...
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