Battle of Savenay (1793)
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The Battle of Savenay (1793) was a decisive engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces crushed the remaining main Royalist army in western France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Savenay (1793) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Savenay (1793) Context triple: [François Séverin Marceau, participatedIn, Battle of Savenay (1793)]
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A.
Battle of Saumur (1793)
The Battle of Saumur (1793) was a significant engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Royalist insurgents temporarily captured the town of Saumur from Republican forces.
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B.
Battle of Cholet (1793)
The Battle of Cholet (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces decisively defeated the Royalist-Vendéan army, leading to a crucial turning point in the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Le Mans (1793)
The Battle of Le Mans (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which Republican forces crushed the retreating Vendéan army in a decisive and bloody defeat.
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D.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
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E.
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
The Battle of Fleurus (1794) was a decisive French Revolutionary War victory in present-day Belgium that secured French control over the Austrian Netherlands and showcased early military use of aerial reconnaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Savenay (1793) Target entity description: The Battle of Savenay (1793) was a decisive engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces crushed the remaining main Royalist army in western France.
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A.
Battle of Saumur (1793)
The Battle of Saumur (1793) was a significant engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Royalist insurgents temporarily captured the town of Saumur from Republican forces.
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B.
Battle of Cholet (1793)
The Battle of Cholet (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces decisively defeated the Royalist-Vendéan army, leading to a crucial turning point in the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Le Mans (1793)
The Battle of Le Mans (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which Republican forces crushed the retreating Vendéan army in a decisive and bloody defeat.
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D.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
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E.
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
The Battle of Fleurus (1794) was a decisive French Revolutionary War victory in present-day Belgium that secured French control over the Austrian Netherlands and showcased early military use of aerial reconnaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the War in the Vendée ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
counter-revolution in the Vendée ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic and Royal Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican forces ⓘ Vendéan Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Virée de Galerne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy Royalist casualties
ⓘ
large number of Royalist prisoners executed ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century battle
ⓘ
battle involving France ⓘ battle of the War in the Vendée ⓘ |
| combatantIdeology |
Republican
ⓘ
Royalist ⓘ |
| commander |
François Séverin Marceau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
François de Charette NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri de La Rochejaquelein NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Kléber NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Marie Turreau NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis d'Elbée NERFINISHED ⓘ Westermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War in the Vendée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 23 December 1793 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Republican reprisals in the Vendée ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | near the Loire River ⓘ |
| location |
Loire-Atlantique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loire-Inférieure NERFINISHED ⓘ Savenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Le Mans (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Republican victory
ⓘ
destruction of the main Vendéan Royalist army ⓘ |
| side |
Catholic and Royal Army of Vendée
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
crushed the remaining main Royalist army in western France
ⓘ
marked the end of the first phase of the War in the Vendée ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | encirclement and rout of Royalist forces ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | civil war battle ⓘ |
| year | 1793 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Savenay (1793) Description of subject: The Battle of Savenay (1793) was a decisive engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces crushed the remaining main Royalist army in western France.
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