Jean de Léry

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1572–1573

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean de Léry, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Siege of Sancerre

   1572–1573

   Role: Protestant minister and survivor who documented the siege

   1. 19 November 1572 · SancerreInitial Attack

      Honorat de Bueil ordered a surprise attack on Sancerre after the city refused a royal garrison.

   2. 219 March 1573 · SancerreSecond Offensive

      Claude de La Châtre led a large army of 7,000 men in a full-scale offensive against the fortress.

   3. 325 August 1573 · SancerreSiege Conclusion

      The last survivors left the fortress on 25 August 1573, a date distinct from the Peace of La Rochelle.

Sources

1. Siege of Sancerre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22