Republican “Blues”

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The Republican “Blues” were French revolutionary forces loyal to the First Republic that fought against royalist and Catholic insurgents during the counter-revolutionary conflicts of the late 18th century.

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Republican “Blues” canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French revolutionary military forces
Republican faction
activeInPeriod late 18th century
allegiance French First Republic
basedOn French revolutionary volunteer battalions
conflict Chouannerie
linked to: Vendée uprising

French counter-revolutionary uprisings
War in the Vendée
linked to: Vendée uprising
country French First Republic
foughtAgainst Catholic and Royal Army
governingAuthority Committee of Public Safety
National Convention
historicalContext French Revolution
ideology republicanism
language French
location Brittany
Vendée region
linked to: Vendée

western France
loyalty First French Republic
militaryFunction counter-insurgency forces
internal security forces
opposedTo Catholic insurgents
counter-revolutionaries
royalists
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
politicalAlignment anti-monarchist
religiousStance anti-clerical
role defense of the French Republic
suppression of royalist uprisings
timeStart 1790s
usedColorAsSymbol blue

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Catholic and Royal Army enemyOf Republican “Blues”