battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Challans
Battle of Challans was a battle fought on 13 April 1793 at Challans, in what is now France. It was part of the War in the Vendée, which ran from 1793 to 1796.
Record
| Date | 13 April 1793 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Challans, France 46.847N, 1.878W | |
| Part of | War in the Vendée (1793 to 1796) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
Nearest engagements
- Second Battle of Challans 1794, same recorded site
- Battle of Challans 1794, same recorded site
- Battle of La Garnache 1793, 6.2 km
- Battle of Bois-de-Céné 1793, 10 km
- Battle of Saint-Gervais 1793, 11 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Les Aubiers 13 April 1793
- After: Battle of Saint-Gervais 15 April 1793
- All 112 engagements of War in the Vendée
Elsewhere in 1793
- Siege of Toulon France
- Battle of Neerwinden Belgium
- Battle of Hondschoote France
- Battle of Wattignies France
- Siege of Mainz Germany
Battle of Challans is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888290, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.