ORDER OF BATTLE // June 20, 1815
Battle of Thouars
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 3,600 estimated
Impériaux
600
Medium-confidence figure
Vendéens
3,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
At Thouars, the Royalist Vendéen forces under Lescure, Bonchamps, and La Rochejaquelein seized the town and compelled the Republican garrison under Quétineau to surrender. The engagement demonstrated the Vendéen capacity to take defended urban positions and extend Royalist control over the region, adding a significant town to territory held against the Republic during the early phase of the insurrection.
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