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Chantonnay
Battle Name : Chantonnay
Date(s) : 05 September 1793
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French Revolutionary War ,
Outcome : A victory for French Royalist Forces over French Republican Forces
Type of battle : Land
Summary
The Republicans were engaged by a very much larger force of Vendéen Royalists. The Republican losses were very heavy.
Location
A town in western France, in the Vendée, about 36 miles due north of La Rochelle (France)
Casualty figures
French Republican Forces
- Number engaged :
- 8,000
- Casualties :
- 4,000 (50.00%)
French Royalist Forces
- Number engaged :
- 20,000
- Casualties :
- 500 (2.50%)
