Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier was a battle fought in June 1796 at Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, in what is now France. It was part of the French Revolution, which ran from 1789 to 1799. The recorded result: Chouan victory. Recorded strength: 500 men (according to the Chouans) against 1,000 men.
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Fought June 1796
Where Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, France 48.260N, 1.397W
Outcome Chouan victory
Belligerents Republicans against Chouans
Casualties and losses 90 deaths (according to the Chouans) and 2 deaths
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Record
Date June 1796 (month precision) Place Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, France48.260N, 1.397W Kind Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Strength 500 men (according to the Chouans) 1,000 men Casualties and losses 90 deaths (according to the Chouans) 2 deaths
Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Battle of Lifré Battle of Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes Battle of Romagne Battle of Lifré Battle of Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes Nantes Tours Caen Le Mans Lorient Angers 100 km 48.260N, 1.397W The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1488 and 1799.
Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2984875 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (1796) , revision 1370273351, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.