Battle of Rocheservière
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The Battle of Rocheserviere was fought at Rocheservière
on the 20 June 1815, between Vendée
n Royalists, who had remained loyal to King Louis XVIII and the Army of the West, commanded by General Jean Maximilien Lamarque
. The battle ended with the defeat of the Royalist forces and five days later in the signing of the Treaty of Cholet.
The Army of the West had been formed to pacify the region and support the new French government instigated by Napoleon Bonaparte after his return to Paris at the start of the Hundred Days
in 1815.
Rocheservière
Rocheservière is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...
on the 20 June 1815, between Vendée
Vendée
The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
n Royalists, who had remained loyal to King Louis XVIII and the Army of the West, commanded by General Jean Maximilien Lamarque
Jean Maximilien Lamarque
Jean Maximilien Lamarque was a French commander during the Napoleonic Wars who later became a member of French Parliament. As an opponent of the Ancien Régime, he is known for his active suppression of Royalist and Legitimist activity...
. The battle ended with the defeat of the Royalist forces and five days later in the signing of the Treaty of Cholet.
The Army of the West had been formed to pacify the region and support the new French government instigated by Napoleon Bonaparte after his return to Paris at the start of the Hundred Days
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days, sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon's Hundred Days for specificity, marked the period between Emperor Napoleon I of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815...
in 1815.
See also
- The section "La Vendée" in Minor campaigns of 1815Minor campaigns of 1815On 1 March 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from his imprisonment on the isle of Elba, and launched a bid to recover his empire. A confederation of European powers pledged to stop him. During the period known as the Hundred Days Napoleon chose to confront the armies of Prince Blücher and the Duke of...
- Jean-Pierre TravotJean-Pierre TravotJean Pierre Travot was a French general and nobleman, the son of Philibert Travot and Catherine Guodefin.-Life:...
- Charles Marie de Beaumont d'AutichampCharles Marie de Beaumont d'AutichampCharles Marie Auguste Joseph de Beaumont, comte d'Autichamp . A brave but ponderous man, he was one of the few Royalist survivors of the War in the Vendée.- Revolution :...
- Pierre Constant de Suzannet
Further reading
- www.histoiredevendee.com: Combat de Rocheservière Military history of the Vendée: Fight at Rocheservière (in French)