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Saint Martin de Re
Official website: www.saint-martin-de-re.fr
Saint-Martin-de-Re is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in western France. It is one of the 10 communes located on the Ile de Re.
Saint-Martin-de-Re has extensive fortifications, reflecting the strategic importance of the Ile de Re. During the Wars of Religion in the 1620s, Cardinal Richelieu ordered that the island be fortified as a counterweight to the Protestant nearby city of La Rochelle on the French mainland. This included a citadel at Saint Martin. After La Rochelle had been subdued, Saint-Martin's fortification were largely demolished to remove its potential threat to royal power.
Later, in the 1670s, the French engineer, Vauban was commissioned to review and overhaul the island's defences and, as a result, Saint Martin was enclosed by extensive and modern walls and embankments. This was done in three major phases anding in 1702 and the end result was an enclosed town capable of housing the island's population for a long siege.
source: en.wikipedia.org
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 BASCLE, Henri (?-1921c)
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