Battles of Fontenay-le-Comte | |||||||
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Part of the War in the Vendée | |||||||
Stained glass window in the Saint Pauvin Church in Le Pin-en-Mauges commemorating the battle(s). | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | Vendeans | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexis Chalbos |
Charles de Bonchamps Marquis de Lescure | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14,000 | 35,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000, 40 cannons lost | 1,000 |
The Battles of Fontenay-le-Comte were fought on 16 May 1793 and on 25 May 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between forces of the French Republic under Alexis Chalbos and Royalist forces under Marquis de Lescure and Charles de Bonchamps. The battle was fought near the town of Fontenay-le-Comte in Vendée, France, and ended in a Royalist victory. The first battle resulted in the town's successful resistance to the insurgent army; the second battle resulted in the Vendean victory.