Battle of Le Mans (1793)

For the battle in Le Mans in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, see Battle of Le Mans.

Battle of Le Mans (1793)
Part of War in the Vendée

The Battle of Le Mans, by Jean Sorieul
Date12 and 13 December 1793
Location
Le Mans, France
Result Republican victory
Belligerents
Republican France Vendéens
Chouans
Commanders and leaders
François Marceau
Jean Kléber
F.-J. Westermann
Jean Moulin		 Henri de La Rochejaquelein
Jean-Nicolas Stofflet
Charles d'Autichamp
Strength
20,000 soldiers 15,000 soldiers, 30 guns
20,000 non-combatants
Casualties and losses
30 dead, 100 wounded 15,000 dead

The Battle of Le Mans was a combat in December 1793 in the Virée de Galerne, an operation of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution. It resulted in the rout of the Vendéen forces by Republican troops.

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