Virée de Galerne

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Virée de Galerne was a major 1793 campaign of the Vendéen and Chouan royalist forces during the French Revolution, marked by their ill-fated march north across the Loire in search of support and eventual defeat.

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Virée de Galerne canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the War in the Vendée
military campaign
belligerent Chouan royalist forces
French First Republic NERFINISHED
Vendéen royalist forces
cause royalist uprising against the French Revolution
characteristic large-scale civilian following
royalist Catholic insurgency
strategic march north of the Loire
commandedBy Charles de Bonchamps NERFINISHED
François de Charette NERFINISHED
Henri de La Rochejaquelein NERFINISHED
Jean-Nicolas Stofflet NERFINISHED
Louis Marie de Lescure NERFINISHED
Maurice d’Elbée NERFINISHED
conflict War in the Vendée NERFINISHED
country France
describedAs ill-fated march across the Loire
endYear 1793
goal to cross the Loire and seek support in the north of France
to reach a seaport for possible British support
hasCause War in the Vendée royalist insurrection NERFINISHED
hasEndTime 1793-12-23
hasLanguage French
hasStartTime 1793-10-18
location Anjou NERFINISHED
Brittany NERFINISHED
Loire River NERFINISHED
Maine NERFINISHED
Normandy NERFINISHED
western France
namedAfter Galernes (northwest winds from the Atlantic) NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of Entrammes NERFINISHED
Battle of Granville NERFINISHED
Battle of Laval NERFINISHED
Battle of Le Mans NERFINISHED
Battle of Savenay NERFINISHED
opponent Republican armies NERFINISHED
opposedBy Jean-Baptiste Kléber NERFINISHED
Jean-Baptiste Marceau NERFINISHED
Louis Marie Turreau NERFINISHED
outcome destruction of the main Vendéen army
partOf French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED
result decisive Republican victory
startYear 1793

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Vendée uprising hasPart Virée de Galerne