First Massacre of Machecoul

When

11 Mar 1793

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

46.99° N, 1.82° W

Description

part of the War in the Vendée

Part of the War in the Vendée

The Machecoul massacre is one of the first events of the War in the Vendée, a revolt against mass conscription and the civil constitution of the clergy. The first massacre took place on 11 March 1793, in the provincial city of Machecoul, in the district of the lower Loire. The city was a thriving center of grain trade; most of the victims were administrators, merchants and citizens of the city.

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