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Battle of Cholet

On the morning of 16 October 1793, the Vendéen army, beaten at the battle of La Tremblaye, with neither ammunition nor artillery, had evacuated Cholet to take up positions in Beaupréau.

Battle of La Tremblaye

The battle of La Tremblaye (15 October 1793) took place near Cholet during the war in the Vendée, and was a Republican victory over the Vendéens.

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On 13 October, Charles de Royrand and his 3,000 men of the Catholic and Royal Army of Centre took refuge in Mortagne after having been pushed back by the Luçon division of general Antoine Bard, strong of 3,500 soldiers who had burnt down Les Herbiers and La Verrie.

Battle of Laval

The battle of Laval took place on 22 October 1793, during the war in the Vendée and saw Vendéen victory over republican troops.

Battle of Savenay

A Republican force of approximately 18,000 decisively defeated the Armée Catholique et Royale force of 6,000 at Savenay.

Céleste Bulkeley

Céleste Bulkeley (1759–1832), was a French soldier in the Catholic and Royal Army during the war in the Vendée.

Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie

In March 1793, the war in the Vendée breaks loose and Sapinaud joins the insurgents serving under his uncle Charles Sapinaud de La Verrie, himself under the orders of Charles de Royrand, chief general of the Vendéens of the Catholic and Royal army of the Centre which originated from the east side of the Vendée department.

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After the death of Louis du Vergier de La Rochejaquelein, Sapinaud succeeds him on June 10, 1815 at the head of the Catholic and Royal Army of Vendée, yet he resigns after a few days and names Charles d'Autichamp as his successor.

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Charles Henri Félicité Sapinaud de la Rairie (December 30, 1760, La Gaubretière - August 12, 1829, La Gaubretière) was a French soldier and Vendéen general during the war in the Vendée.

First Battle of Châtillon

The First Battle of Châtillon took place on 5 July 1793 during a French Civil war known as the War in the Vendée, and saw the Vendéens forces defeat the Republican army.

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

Gaspard Augustin René Bernard de Marigny (2 November 1754, Luçon – 10 July 1794, Combrand) was a French officer and Vendéen general.