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
ⓘ
counter-revolution in the Vendée ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic and Royal Army
ⓘ
French First Republic ⓘ Republican forces ⓘ Vendéan Royalists ⓘ
linked to:
Royalist-Vendéan forces
|
| campaign | Virée de Galerne ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
François de Charette ⓘ Henri de La Rochejaquelein ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Kléber ⓘ Louis Marie Turreau ⓘ Louis d'Elbée ⓘ
linked to:
Maurice d’Elbée
Westermann ⓘ |
| conflict |
War in the Vendée
ⓘ
linked to:
Vendée uprising
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 23 December 1793 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Revolutions
|
| followedBy | Republican reprisals in the Vendée ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | near the Loire River ⓘ |
| location |
Loire-Atlantique
ⓘ
Loire-Inférieure ⓘ
linked to:
Loire-Atlantique
Savenay ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Le Mans (1793) ⓘ |
| region |
western France
ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
|
| result |
decisive Republican victory
ⓘ
destruction of the main Vendéan Royalist army ⓘ |
| side |
Catholic and Royal Army of Vendée
ⓘ
Republican Army of the West ⓘ |
| 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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