Republican “Blues”

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The Republican “Blues” were French revolutionary forces loyal to the First Republic that fought against royalist and Catholic insurgents during the counter-revolutionary conflicts of the late 18th century.

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Republican “Blues” canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French revolutionary military forces
Republican faction
activeInPeriod late 18th century
allegiance French First Republic NERFINISHED
basedOn French revolutionary volunteer battalions
conflict Chouannerie NERFINISHED
French counter-revolutionary uprisings
War in the Vendée NERFINISHED
country French First Republic NERFINISHED
foughtAgainst Catholic and Royal Army NERFINISHED
governingAuthority Committee of Public Safety NERFINISHED
National Convention NERFINISHED
historicalContext French Revolution NERFINISHED
ideology republicanism
language French
location Brittany NERFINISHED
Vendée region NERFINISHED
western France
loyalty First French Republic NERFINISHED
militaryFunction counter-insurgency forces
internal security forces
opposedTo Catholic insurgents
counter-revolutionaries
royalists
partOf French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment anti-monarchist
religiousStance anti-clerical
role defense of the French Republic
suppression of royalist uprisings
timeStart 1790s
usedColorAsSymbol blue

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Catholic and Royal Army enemyOf Republican “Blues”