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Battle of Nantes | |||||||
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Part of the War in the Vendée | |||||||
Battle of Nantes | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | Vendeans | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
René Baco Canclaux Beysser |
Cathelineau † Charette Bonchamps D'Elbée Stofflet Lyrot de la Patouillère | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000 men |
50,000 men, 20 cannons |
The Battle of Nantes took place between Royalist and Republican French forces at Nantes on 29 June 1793 during the War in the Vendée. It consisted of the siege of that town, and was a Republican victory. Louis Marie Turreau wrote of it:
The siege of Nantes is perhaps the most important military event of our revolution. Perhaps the destinies of the Republic [herself] were tied to the resistance of this town.