1796 ⟶ Stofflet's Vendéan Rebellion Resumes

January 26: The royalist and rebel leader Nicolas Stofflet t...
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⚔️ Vendée Uprising Begins: Royalist and Catholic Rebellion

March 7: War in the Vendée. Armed uprising against the rule of the convention, particularly against conscription into the army, begins in the Vendée region of west-central France.⟶
Vendée Uprising Begins: Royalist and Catholic Rebellion (1793)
VendéeFrench RevolutionCivil WarCounter-RevolutionRoyalistsCatholicismConscriptionRebellionWar

⚔️ 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

⚔️ Royalist Leader Henri de la Rochejaquelein Killed in Battle

January 29: Death of Henri de la Rochejaquelein, royalist and military leader of the Vendéens, fighting at Nuaillé.⟶
Royalist Leader Henri de la Rochejaquelein Killed in Battle (1794)
French RevolutionVendéeRoyalistMilitary LeadershipCivil WarCounter-RevolutionBattleDeathWarfare

⚔️ 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