Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Jacques Cathelineau

Battles of Jacques Cathelineau

Insurrection leader during the French Revolution (1759-1793)

Jacques Cathelineau is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1793: 4 battles, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 181 km apart end to end, 60 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War in the Vendée (4).

First Battle of CholetBattle of ChemilléBattle of SaumurBattle of NantesFirst Battle of CholetBattle of ChemilléBattle of SaumurBattle of NantesRennesLimogesLa RochelleToursOrléansLe MansLorientAngersPoitierSt.-Brieuc100 km47.160N, 0.815W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1793: 4 engagements4 in 179317931793
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

First Battle of Cholet, 1793Battle of Chemillé, 1793Battle of Saumur, 1793Battle of Nantes, 179317931793
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 March 1793First Battle of CholetCholet, FranceVendéen victory
11 April 1793Battle of ChemilléChemillé, France21 km NEVendéen victory
9 June 1793Battle of SaumurSaumur, France49 km ERoyalist victory
29 June 1793Battle of NantesNantes, France112 km WFrench Republican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Anne-Louis Girodet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.