Battle of Laval
| Battle of Laval | |||||||
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| Part of the War in the Vendée (Virée de Galerne) | |||||||
Château de Laval | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| First French Republic | Vendéens | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| François-Joseph Letourneur | Henri de La Rochejacquelein | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 men | 25,000 men | ||||||
The battle of Laval took place on 22 October 1793, during the war in the Vendée and saw Vendéen victory over republican troops. This is the first major battle of a particular episode of the war called the Virée de Galerne.