Battle of Nantes explained

Battle of Nantes
Partof:the War in the Vendée
Date:29 June 1793
Place:Nantes, France
Result:Republican victory
Combatant1: French Republic
Combatant2: Vendeans
Commander1:René Baco
Canclaux
Beysser
Strength1:12,000 men
Strength2:50,000 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:

Historical context

The Battle of Nantes was one in a series of battles during the War in the Vendee, which was a counterrevolution in the French province of Vendee against the French revolutionaries and lasted from 1793 to 1796. It was one encounter in many between the Vendee rebels and republican troops sent to crush the

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