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Massacre of Machecoul — March 11,
1793
Wars of the Vendée 1793-1796
The Wars of the Vendée were part of the
French Revolutionary Wars.
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In fact, the Wars of the Vendee were an attempted counterrevolution.
The people of the area had been content with their upper class as
well as with their religion.
The uprising of the Wars of the Vendee
failed. The Republicans won.
When Were the Wars of the Vendee
Fought?
It became unruly in the Vendee in
February 1793. By July 1796, the republicans had crushed the
royalists.
Image Above
Massacre de Machecoul (guerre de
Vendée), March 11, 1793. Oil on canvas by François Flameng.
Leaders in the Wars of the Vendee
Peasants and aristocrats fought together against the Republicans.
Their army of over 50,000 troops was called the Catholic and
Royal Army.
Peasant leaders were
Jacques Cathelineau,
Gaston Bourdic, and
Jean-Nicolas Stofflet, who got himself executed in the process.
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Leaders from among the Vendee nobility
were
Charles Bonchamps, who was the Marquis de Bonchamps,
Maurice Gigost d'Elbée,
François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie, who also was executed
by the Republicans, and
Henri du Vergier, who was the Count de La Rochejaquelein.
The Republicans were led by
General Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville. Until May 1794, that is.
After that, General Louis-Lazare Hoche took the lead.
Another remarkable commander of
the republicans was
Jean-Baptiste Kléber.
Battles of the Wars of the Vendee
Battle of Cholet
October 17, 1793 - Victory for the Republicans.
Battle of Le Mans
December 12, 1793 - Victory for the Republicans.
Battle of Savenay
December 23, 1793 - Victory for the Republicans.
Battle of Quiberon Bay
June 27, 1795 - Victory for the Republicans.
Here is the map
Vendee and
Brittany
Click map to enlarge
And here are the timelines
French Revolutionary
Wars Timeline - 1793
French Revolutionary
Wars Timeline - 1794
French Revolutionary
Wars Timeline - 1795
French Revolutionary
Wars Timeline - 1796
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