A Royalist ambush routed a Republican division at Coron, halting one of several coordinated French Republican offensives into the Vendée in September 1793.
Key Facts
- Date
- 18 September 1793
- Republican commander
- Antoine Joseph Santerre
- Royalist commanders
- Louis Marie de Lescure and Dominique Piron
- Republican losses
- All artillery captured
- Conflict
- War in the Vendée
- Republican prior victories
- Doué-la-Fontaine (15 Sep) and Vihiers (17 Sep)
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
In mid-September 1793, Republican forces launched a coordinated multi-column invasion of the Vendée. Santerre's division from Saumur had won engagements at Doué-la-Fontaine on 15 September and at Vihiers on 17 September, advancing toward Royalist-held territory and appearing to gain momentum against the Vendean rebels.
On 18 September 1793, as Santerre's Republican column marched between Vihiers and Coron, Royalist commanders Louis Marie de Lescure and Dominique Piron set an ambush. The Republican force blundered into the trap and was routed, suffering the loss of all its artillery in the engagement near Coron.
The defeat at Coron halted Santerre's advance and was followed within days by a further Republican setback at the Battle of Pont-Barré, where Charles François Duhoux's flanking division was also beaten. The Vendean rebels successfully repelled each Republican invading column in the series of battles fought in mid-September 1793.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Antoine Joseph Santerre.
Side B
1 belligerent
Louis Marie de Lescure, Dominique Piron.