| Infernal columns | |||||||
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| Part of the War in the Vendée | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republicans | Vendéens | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Louis Marie Turreau Nicolas Haxo † |
François de Charette Henri de La Rochejaquelein † Nicolas Stofflet Bernard de Marigny Sapinaud de La Rairie |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 65,000 men | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 20,000 to 40,000 dead | |||||||
The infernal columns were operations led by general Louis Marie Turreau during the War in the Vendee, aimed at eliminating all resistance after the setback of the virée de Galerne.
The term 'the infernal column' has also been used for a similar movement in the Voulet-Chanoine Mission.