The Vendée: When France's West Refused the Revolution

In 1793, the French Revolution faced a rebellion from within. In the western region of the Vendée, peasants and nobles alike rose up against the revolutionary government in Paris. This episode explores the causes of the uprising: the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, the conscription levy of 300,000 men, and the brutal repression that followed. We discuss the Catholic and Royal Army, leaders like François de Charette and Jacques Cathelineau, and the shocking 'infernal columns' of General Turreau. The guerrilla war in the bocage landscape, the massacre at Savenay, and the long memory of the Vendée in French politics all feature. This is a painful chapter in the story of France—a civil war within a revolution, and a warning about the costs of ideological purity. #Vendée #FrenchRevolution #CivilWar #CatholicAndRoyalArmy #InfernalColumns #JacquesCathelineau #FrançoisDeCharette #GeneralTurreau #RevoltOfTheVendée #Bocage #GuerrillaWarfare #Conscription #CivilConstitutionOfTheClergy #RevolutionaryRepression #FrenchHistory #Europe #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo