1795 ⟶ British-Backed Émigré Landing in Brittany

June 26: An army of four thousand royalist émigrés is landed...
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⚔️ British-Backed Émigré Landing in Brittany

June 26: An army of four thousand royalist émigrés is landed by the British in the Bay of Carnac in Brittany.⟶
British-Backed Émigré Landing in Brittany (1795)
French RevolutionCounter-RevolutionRoyalistsBritish InterventionEmigrationBrittanyMilitary CampaignNaval WarfareInternal Conflict

⚔️ Émigré Army Lands at Quiberon

June 23: In support of the Chouans, an army of émigrés, under the command of Joseph de Puisaye, landed at Quiberon.⟶
French RevolutionCounter-RevolutionChouansÉmigrésMilitary CampaignBrittanyRoyalistInvasionQuiberonPuisaye

⚔️ Royalist Defeat at Vannes

June 30: The royalist army of émigrés in Brittany is defeated in front of Vannes by General Hoche.⟶
Royalist Defeat at Vannes (1795)
French RevolutionWarBrittanyRoyalistsÉmigrésGeneral HocheMilitary DefeatCounter-RevolutionVannes

🚢 Royalist Émigrés Landed and Trapped at Quiberon

July 15: Two thousand more royalist émigrés are landed at Quiberon, where they also are trapped by Hoche.⟶
QuiberonRoyalistémigrésHocheFrench RevolutionVendean RevoltMilitary CampaignCounter-RevolutionBrittany

⚔️ Royalist Army Surrenders at Quiberon, Émigrés Executed

July 21: The royalist army in Quiberon surrenders. 748 émigrés are executed by firing squad.⟶
French RevolutionVendéeCounter-RevolutionEmigresRoyalistsQuiberonMilitary DefeatExecutionsCivil WarTerror

⚔️ Royalist Uprisings Repelled in Brittany and Vendée

October 23–29: Royalist forces in Brittany and the Vendée briefly capture several cities, but are quickly driven out by the French army.⟶
French RevolutionVendéeBrittanyRoyalistCounter-RevolutionMilitary ConflictCivil WarBattlesSuppression