Battle of Bois-de-Céné

Battle context

The Battle of Bois-de-Céné was fought on 6 December 1793 as part of the broader War in the Vendée, the royalist insurgency that posed one of the most serious internal challenges to the French First Republic. Republican forces under Nicolas Haxo were substantially outnumbered, facing an estimated 800 to 1,200 Vendéen royalists with a force of only 100 to 400 men. Beyond the numerical disparity and the identity of the commanders, the available record does not document the battle's outcome or its specific effect on the campaign.