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unusual facts about war in the Vendée


The Married Couple of the Year Two

A prince arrives from London to organise resistance in the Vendée and is struck by Charlotte, who was told by a gypsy that she would become a princess.


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.

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.

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.

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.

Chavagnes-en-Paillers

It is home to the mother-houses of two religious congregations: the Sons of Mary Immaculate and the Ursulines of Jesus, both founded by the Venerable Louis-Marie Baudouin in about 1802 in the wake of the French Revolution (1789) and the War in the Vendée (mainly 1793-1796).

Doué-la-Fontaine

In 1793, Doué-la-Fontaine was the site of massacres during the counter-Revolutionary Revolt in the Vendée, suppressed by General Santerre.

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.

Jean Baptiste Pierre Constant, Count of Suzannet

Jean Baptiste Pierre Constant, Count Suzannet was a royalist officer who fought in the War in the Vendée.


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