Category:Virée de Galerne

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English: The Virée de Galerne was a military operation of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars across Britanny and Normandy. It takes its name from "gwalarn", a Breton word for the "vent de noroît" (northwest wind). The Vendean army crossed the River Loire after their defeat in the battle of Cholet on 17 October 1793 and marched to Granville in the hope of finding reinforcements there from England. Unable to take Granville on 14 November 1793, it fell back towards Savenay (23 December 1793) where it was completely decimated by Republican troops under Kléber. The battle of Savenay marked the end of what would come to be called the first war in the Vendée.
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Virée de Galerne 
1793 military campaign
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LocationMaine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, Metropolitan France, France
Point in time
  • 23 December 1793
Start time
  • 18 October 1793
End time
  • 23 December 1793
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