1612 ⟶ First Flintlock Musket Created for Louis XIII

The first flintlock musket likely created for Louis XIII of ...
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⚔️ Massacre of Wassy and the Battle of Dreux

Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.⟶
Massacre of Wassy and the Battle of Dreux (1562)
French Wars of ReligionReligious ConflictHuguenotsChristianityCatholicismBattleMassacreSixteenth CenturyCivil War
FranceFrance

🪖 First Flintlock Musket Created for Louis XIII

The first flintlock musket likely created for Louis XIII of France by gunsmith Marin Bourgeois.⟶
First Flintlock Musket Created for Louis XIII (1612)
Military TechnologyFirearmsFrench MonarchyWeaponry
FranceFrance

🏰 Siege and Capitulation of La Rochelle

Cardinal Richelieu lays siege to Protestant La Rochelle, which eventually capitulates.⟶
Siege and Capitulation of La Rochelle (1627)
SiegeReligious WarsHuguenotsMilitary HistoryChristianityFrench Wars of Religion
FranceFrance

⚔️ Outbreak of the Fronde

1653: Fronde civil war in France.⟶
Outbreak of the Fronde (1648)
Civil WarMonarchyLouis XIVRebellionFrench HistoryPolitical InstabilityNobility
FranceFrance

⚔️ Camisard Revolt Begins in France

1715: Camisard rebellion in France.⟶
Camisard Revolt Begins in France (1702)
Religious ConflictRebellionHuguenotsChristianityLouis XIVWarfarePersecution
FranceFrance