29 March 1796 – A Timeline of the Revolution

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Charette Is Executed at Nantes

A military commission condemned Vendéan commander François Athanase de Charette and he was shot at Nantes. His death marked the collapse of the principal organised Vendéan commands, although western resistance did not disappear altogether.

A military commission condemned Vendéan commander François Athanase de Charette and he was shot at Nantes.

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