The War in the Vendée (mar 1, 1793 – mar 1, 1796)

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— Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred by the infernal columns.

— counter-revolution in the Vendée region of France

— counter-revolutionary and Royalist.

— Historians such as Reynald Secher have described these events as "genocide", but many scholars reject the use of the word as inaccurate.

— Ultimately, the uprising was suppressed using draconian measures.

— "not only revealed massacre and destruction on an unprecedented scale but also a zeal so violent that it has bestowed as its legacy much of the region's identity ... The war aptly epitomizes the depth of the conflict ... between religious tradition and the revolutionary foundation of democracy."

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