Vendée, War in the
Years: 1793 - 1796
The War in Vendée, a civil war between Royalists and Republicans during the French Revolution, takes place from 1793 to 1796 in Vendée, in a coastal region, immediately south of the Loire River in west central France.The War in the Vendée (1793 to 1796; French: Guerre de Vendée) is a Royalist rebellion and counterrevolution in the Vendée region of France during the French Revolution.
The Vendée is a coastal region, located immediately south of the Loire River in western France.
The uprising headed by the self-styled Catholic and Royal Army is closely tied to the Chouannerie, which takes place in the area north of the Loire.
Initially, the war is similar to the 14th-century Jacquerie peasant uprising, but quickly takes on counterrevolutionary themes.
The nature of the uprising has been disputed by members of the right-wing movement in France since the nineteenth century.
