Fighting the French Revolution: The Great Vendée Rising of 1793

by Rob Harper

In 1793 France was facing foreign invasion along its borders and a fierce political war was raging in Paris when a large-scale revolt, centred on the western Department of the Vend e, suddenly erupted, almost bringing the new-born French Republic to its knees.

The immediate trigger for this Great War of the Vend e, barely known outside of France, was the attempted imposition of conscription but the region seethed at the erosion of its traditional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473868963
• ISBN13: 9781473868960
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"