Battle of Le Mans (1793)
| Battle of Le Mans (1793) | |||||||
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| Part of War in the Vendée | |||||||
The Battle of Le Mans, by Jean Sorieul | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republican France |
Vendéens Chouans | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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François Marceau Jean Kléber F.-J. Westermann Jean Moulin |
Henri de La Rochejaquelein Jean-Nicolas Stofflet Charles d'Autichamp | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 soldiers |
15,000 soldiers, 30 guns 20,000 non-combatants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30 dead, 100 wounded | 15,000 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Le Mans was a combat in the Virée de Galerne, an operation during the War in the Vendée. It resulted in the rout of the Vendéen forces by Republican troops.