Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte

Battles of Fontenay-le-Comte
Part of the War in the Vendée
Stained glass window in the Saint Pauvin Church in Le Pin-en-Mauges commemorating the battle(s).
Date 17 May 1793 and 25 May 1793 Location Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Alexis Chalbos	Charles de Bonchamps Marquis de Lescure
Strength
14,000	35,000[1]
Casualties and losses
4,000, 40 cannons lost	1,000

The Battles of Fontenay-le-Comte were fought on 16 May 1793 and on 25 May 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between forces of the French Republic under Alexis Chalbos and Royalist forces under Marquis de Lescure and Charles de Bonchamps. The battle was fought near the town of Fontenay-le-Comte in Vendée, France, and ended in a Royalist victory. The first battle resulted in the town's successful resistance to the insurgent army; the second battle resulted in the Vendean victory.