Battle of Rocheserviere

Major engagements in small caps
Fleurus – Quatre Bras – Ligny – Waterloo – Wavre

Rocheservière – La Suffel – Rocquencourt – Issy

The Battle of Rocheserviere was fought at Rocheservièreon the 20 June 1815, between Vendéen Royalists, who had remained loyal to King Louis XVIII and the Army of the West, commanded by General Jean Maximilien Lamarque. The battle ended with the defeat of the Royalist forces and five days later in the signing of the Treaty of Cholet.[1]

The Army of the West had been formed to pacify the region and support the new French government instigated by Napoleon Bonaparte after his return to Paris at the start of the Hundred Days in 1815.

See also

References

  1. ^ Chandler, David (1999). Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Wordsworth editions, 1999. p. 181

Further reading

Waterloo Campaign - Main battles
Other battles
Battle of La Suffel · Battle of Rocquencourt · Battle of Issy · Battle of Rocheserviere
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