First Battle of Cholet
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The First Battle of Cholet took place during the War in the Vendée on 15 March 1793 in which the city of Cholet was captured by the Vendée insurgents.
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First Battle of Cholet | |||||||
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Part of the War in the Vendée | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First French Republic | Vendéens | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Vincent Beauvau-Tigny †[1] |
Jacques Cathelineau Jean-Nicolas Stofflet | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
580 men | 15,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
150 deaths 400 prisoners | 40 deaths |
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