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953:Louis Marie de Lescure
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878:Mediterranean campaign
548:2nd Moulin-aux-Chèvres
443:1st Moulin-aux-Chèvres
118:Commanders and leaders
353:1st Port-Saint-Pierre
219:Casualties and losses
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957:Charles de Bonchamps
393:1st La Châtaigneraie
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888:War of the Pyrenees
388:2nd Port-Saint-Père
318:2nd Sables-d'Olonne
308:1st Sables-d'Olonne
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131:Marquis de Lescure
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26:Part of the
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463:Ponts-de-CĂ©
66:Deux-Sèvres
1125:Categories
1039:46°58′33″N
996:References
775:Den Helder
770:Guadeloupe
765:Martinique
735:Thionville
715:Porrentruy
568:2nd Cholet
518:Pont-Barré
493:Chantonnay
313:2nd Pornic
303:1st Pornic
293:1st Cholet
224:200 killed
52:5 May 1793
1042:0°12′51″W
860:Diersheim
850:Fishguard
810:Neresheim
720:Quiévrain
638:Pontlieue
633:La Flèche
618:Avranches
613:Pontorson
608:Granville
508:Tiffauges
478:3rd Luçon
468:2nd Luçon
438:Parthenay
428:1st Luçon
323:1st Coron
840:Biberach
835:2nd Kehl
825:WĂĽrzburg
800:1st Kehl
795:Kircheib
780:Siegburg
760:Sardinia
755:Jemappes
725:Marquain
603:Fougères
593:Entrames
373:1st Legé
338:Challans
328:Chemillé
206:Strength
57:Location
965:Thouars
855:Neuwied
845:Ireland
830:Limburg
790:Wetzlar
648:Savenay
643:Le Mans
458:Vihiers
398:Palluau
378:Thouars
333:Aubiers
288:Jallais
62:Thouars
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959:, and
815:Amberg
805:Malsch
730:Verdun
628:Angers
533:Pallet
498:Vrines
488:Vertou
433:Nantes
423:Saumur
348:Vezins
211:20,000
77:Result
70:France
750:Mainz
745:Lille
740:Valmy
598:Ernée
583:Laval
513:Coron
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