1799 ⟶ Chouan Capture and Brief Occupation of Nantes

October 19: The royalist forces in the west, the Chouans, ca...
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⚔️ Vendéen Rebels Capture Bressuire

May 3: The rebels of the Vendée, led by the aristocrats Charles de Bonchamps and Henri de La Rochejaquelein, capture Bressuire.⟶
Vendéen Rebels Capture Bressuire (1793)
VendéeRebellionCivil WarFrench RevolutionMilitary ActionCounter-RevolutionRoyalistBressuire

⚔️ Vendée Rebellion Resumes Under Charette

June 23: The rebels of the Vendée, under Charette, resume their rebellion.⟶
Vendée Rebellion Resumes Under Charette (1795)
VendéeRebellionCharetteCounter-RevolutionCivil WarRoyalistWarfareFrench RevolutionMilitary Conflict

⚔️ Stofflet's Vendéan Rebellion Resumes

January 26: The royalist and rebel leader Nicolas Stofflet tries to restart the War in the Vendée.⟶
Stofflet's Vendéan Rebellion Resumes (1796)
VendéeCounter-RevolutionRoyalistRebellionStoffletWarfareFrench RevolutionCivil War

⚔️ Vendéen Leader Stofflet Executed

February 23: The Vendéen rebel and royalist leader Nicolas Stofflet is captured and executed by firing squad in Angers the following day.⟶
Vendéen Leader Stofflet Executed (1796)
VendéeRoyalistRebellionFrench RevolutionExecutionMilitaryCounter-RevolutionWarfareAngers

⚔️ Chouan Capture and Brief Occupation of Nantes

October 19: The royalist forces in the west, the Chouans, capture Nantes, but are forced to withdraw the next day.⟶
Chouan Capture and Brief Occupation of Nantes (1799)
ChouansVendéeRoyalistNantesWarfareRebellionCounter-RevolutionWestern FranceMilitary Action

⚔️ 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