Battle of Montaigu
| Battle of Montaigu | |||||||
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| Part of the War in the Vendée | |||||||
View on Montaigu by Thomas Drake (1818-1895) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Royalists | Republican France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Louis de Lescure François de Charette Jean-Baptiste Joly Jean Savin |
Jean-Michel Beysser Jean-Baptiste Cavaignac | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Catholic and Royal Army | Army of the Coasts of La Rochelle | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ? |
400 to 2,000 men 14 cannons | ||||||
The Battle of Montaigu was a battle on 21 September 1793 during the War in the Vendée, in which the Vendéens were victorious.