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Battle of Nantes
| Battle of Nantes | |||||||
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| Part of the War in the Vendée | |||||||
 Attack of Nantes by the Vendéens by Swebach-Desfontaines, 1794-1807 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 French Republic |
 Catholic and Royal Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Baco Canclaux Beysser |
Cathelineau (DOW) Charette Bonchamps Elbée Lyrot | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 men |
30,000 men 20 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 killed | 1,500 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Nantes was fought on 29 June 1793 during the War in the Vendée. In this engagement, French Republican forces successfully defended Nantes from a royalist attack led by Jacques Cathelineau, who was mortally wounded in the fighting. General Louis Marie Turreau wrote of it:
The siege of Nantes is perhaps the most important military event of our revolution. Perhaps the destinies of the Republic [herself] were tied to the resistance of this city.
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