1793 ⟶ Republican Army Besieges Lyon

August 8: The Convention sends an army led by General Keller...
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1793

⚔️ Republican Army Besieges Lyon

August 8: The Convention sends an army led by General Kellermann to lay siege to the rebellious city of Lyon.⟶
Republican Army Besieges Lyon (1793)
French RevolutionLyonSiegeMilitary CampaignRebellionGeneral KellermannCounter-RevolutionMilitary ActionCivil War

⚔️ 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

🏛️ Lyon Rebels Against the Convention, Arresting Montagnards and Enragés

May 30: The leaders of Lyon rebel against the convention, arresting the local Montagnard and enragés leaders.⟶
Lyon Rebels Against the Convention, Arresting Montagnards and Enragés (1793)
French RevolutionLyonRebellionMontagnardsEnragésCivil WarLocal PoliticsPolitical ViolenceGirondinsConvention

⚔️ Convention Forces Recapture Lyon

October 9: Lyon is recaptured by the army of the convention.⟶
French RevolutionRebellionSiegeLyonConvention ArmyMilitary CampaignCounter-RevolutionWarfareSuppression

🔥 Lyon Condemned to Destruction by the Convention

October 12: The Convention decrees that the city of Lyon will be destroyed in punishment for its rebellion, and renamed Ville-Affranchie.⟶
French RevolutionRebellionLyonSiegeTerrorSuppressionCity DestructionBrutalityPolitical RepressionVille-Affranchie

⚔️ Republican Victory at Cholet Against Vendéen Rebels

October 17: The Army of the Convention under Generals Jean-Baptiste Kléber and François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers defeats the Vendéen rebels at Cholet.⟶
Republican Victory at Cholet Against Vendéen Rebels (1793)
French RevolutionVendéeCivil WarMilitary VictoryRepublican ArmyKléberMarceauCounter-RevolutionMilitary Campaign