Battle of La Fleche

Overview

The Battle of La Flèche was a military engagement during the War in the Vendée, a significant episode of the French Revolution. It took place in La Flèche, Sarthe, France.

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Significance

The Battle of La Flèche was fought during the War in the Vendée, the royalist and Catholic insurrection against the French Republic that erupted in 1793. The engagement pitted a Republican force of 1,500–2,000 troops under Louis Chabot against a Catholic and Royal Army estimated at 15,000–20,000 under Henri de La Rochejaquelein, reflecting the severe numerical disparity that characterized much of the Vendéan conflict. The battle took place in La Flèche, in the Sarthe department, placing it in the context of the Vendéan army's cross-Loire incursion into Brittany and Maine — the so-called Virée de Galerne — during which royalist forces ranged far beyond their original strongholds before Republican armies progressively reduced their operational space. No result is recorded in available sources, limiting assessment of its direct operational consequences.

Forces & casualties

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