ORDER OF BATTLE // March 14, 1793
First Battle of Cholet
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 15,000 estimated
Vendeans
15,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The capture of Cholet on 15 March 1793 marked an early territorial gain for the Vendean insurgency under Cathelineau and Stofflet. Securing a city of Cholet's regional standing demonstrated that the uprising, drawing a force of some 15,000, could seize and hold urban centers against Republican forces. Republican casualties of between 100 and 300 underscored the effectiveness of the insurgent assault and signaled that the War in the Vendée would require a sustained military commitment from the Republic to suppress.
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