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Battle of Luçon 1793

Battle of Luçon: Le général Tuncq met en fuite quarante mille Vendéens (Yan' Dargent)
Image: Jean-Édouard Dargent, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date14 August 1793Wikidata
Year1793Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWar in the VendéeWikidata P361
Coordinates46.4556, -1.1647Wikidata P625

About the battle

The final Battle of Luçon was fought on 14 August 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between forces of the French Republic under Augustin Tuncq and Royalist forces under Maurice d'Elbée. The engagement on 14 August, fought near the town of Luçon in Vendée, France, was actually the conclusion of three engagements between the Vendean insurgents and the Republican French. On 15 July, Claude Sandoz and a garrison of 800 had repulsed 5,000 insurgents led by d'Elbee. On 28 July, Augustin Tuncq drove off a second attempt. Two weeks later, Tunq and his 10,000 men routed 30,000 insurgents under the personal command of Francois-Athanese Charette.

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Location

46.4556, -1.1647 · France

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