Battle of Saumur (1793)
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The Battle of Saumur (1793) was a significant engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Royalist insurgents temporarily captured the town of Saumur from Republican forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the War in the Vendée ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bataille de Saumur (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War in the Vendée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Catholic and Royal Army
NERFINISHED
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First French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ French Republican forces ⓘ French Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalist insurgents ⓘ |
| hasCause | Royalist and Catholic uprising against the French Revolution ⓘ |
| hasCombatantSide |
Republican side
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Royalist side ⓘ |
| hasConflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| hasCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| hasFront | internal French front ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | French ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
France
NERFINISHED
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Maine-et-Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ Saumur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryObjective | capture of Saumur from Republican control ⓘ |
| hasOppositionType | counter-revolutionary insurgency vs revolutionary government ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | weakening of Republican control in the region ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | monarchist opposition to republican rule ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Vendée theater of operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionContext | Catholic Royalist insurgency ⓘ |
| hasTheater | western France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | continued Royalist advance in the Vendée ⓘ |
| isPartOf | counter-revolutionary uprising in western France ⓘ |
| isSignificantFor |
capture of a key Loire River town
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major Royalist success in the early War in the Vendée ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Royalist victory
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temporary Royalist capture of Saumur ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Reign of Terror period ⓘ |
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