Battle of Savenay

When

23 Dec 1793

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

47.36° N, 1.94° W

Description

1793 battle

Part of the French Revolution

The Battle of Savenay took place on 23 December 1793, and marks the end of the Virée de Galerne operational phase of the first war in the Vendée after the French Revolution. A Republican force of approximately 18,000 decisively defeated the Armée Catholique et Royale force of 6,000 at Savenay.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “French Revolution: War in the Vendée: Battle of Savenay – A Republican force decisively defeats the counterrevolutionary Catholic and Royal Army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “23 décembre (3 nivôse an II) : les Vendéens sont écrasés par Westermann à la bataille de Savenay”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• War in the Vendée3 Mar 1793 · Civil war