Revolt of the va-nu-pieds
| Revolt of the va-nu-pieds | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Anti-Gabelle Rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Cardinal Richelieu Colonel Jean de Gassion Barnabé du Laurens de la Barre | Jean Quetil | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 8 regiments | "Army of Suffering" | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 | 3,000 – 4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 28 killed, unknown number of wounded | ~300 killed, unknown number of wounded and captured, 12 executed | ||||||
The revolt of the va-nu-pieds (French pronunciation: [vanypje], barefooted ones) was an unsuccessful popular uprising in Normandy in 1639 following King Louis XIII's decision to set up the gabelle salt tax in Cotentin in place of the privilege of the quart-bouillon.