Siege of Angers
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The siege of Angers was a siege of the French town of Angers on 3 December 1793 in the War in the Vendée.
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Siege of Angers | |||||||
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Part of the War in the Vendée | |||||||
Angers Castle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | ' French Royalists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
• Louis Thévenet • Jean-Pierre Boucret • Michel de Beaupuy • Jean Bouin de Marigny |
• Henri de La Rochejaquelein • Jean-Nicolas Stofflet | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4 000 men | 15 000 to 20 000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
400 killed or wounded | 800 killed, 1200 wounded |
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