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796:Noirmoutier
557:Ponts-de-CĂ©
224:Marc Scherb
56:introducing
1425:Categories
1397:Smith, D.
1392:References
1354:cemetery.
1246:Westermann
1105:the left.
1047:The battle
853:after the
766:, between
662:2nd Cholet
612:Pont-Barré
587:Chantonnay
407:2nd Pornic
397:1st Pornic
387:1st Cholet
1262:Beaupréau
1194:Beaupréau
1162:faubourgs
1095:Bonchamps
1028:'s army.
1020:. As for
978:Bonchamps
974:Beaupréau
962:Beaupréau
934:Beaupréau
910:Beaupréau
824:Beaupréau
732:Pontlieue
727:La Flèche
712:Avranches
707:Pontorson
702:Granville
602:Tiffauges
572:3rd Luçon
562:2nd Luçon
532:Parthenay
522:1st Luçon
417:1st Coron
1382:Brittany
1336:hussards
1182:Pontreau
1138:Stofflet
1099:Stofflet
1026:Charette
1014:Stofflet
1002:Donissan
990:Brittany
863:moorland
697:Fougères
687:Entrames
467:1st Legé
432:Challans
422:Chemillé
296:Strength
181:Vendeans
140:, France
133:Location
1352:Varades
1254:Beaupuy
1231:d'Elbée
1224:Varades
1220:Talmont
1177:Marceau
1158:Royrand
1150:Beaupuy
1142:Marigny
1123:Carrier
1111:Chalbos
1107:Marceau
1103:Marigny
1091:d'Elbée
1087:Royrand
1072:Beaupuy
1041:Varades
1022:Royrand
1006:d'Elbée
994:Talmont
958:Chalbos
952:and by
950:Marceau
946:Mayenne
845:As for
828:Beaupuy
806:Prelude
786:in the
742:Savenay
737:Le Mans
552:Vihiers
492:Palluau
472:Thouars
427:Aubiers
382:Jallais
261:†
52:improve
1461:Cholet
1328:Cholet
1242:Cholet
1166:Cholet
1134:Vimeux
1119:Cholet
1076:brooms
1068:Cholet
1033:Cholet
1018:Vendée
982:Breton
942:Nantes
922:Kléber
890:Cholet
886:Fayaud
832:Kléber
820:Cholet
784:Cholet
778:under
722:Angers
627:Pallet
592:Vrines
582:Vertou
527:Nantes
517:Saumur
442:Vezins
304:40,000
301:26,000
257:
146:Result
1386:Maine
1378:Loire
1344:Loire
1332:Loire
1229:Only
1186:Lyrot
1058:, by
986:Loire
948:, by
938:Loire
930:Gesté
692:Ernée
677:Laval
607:Coron
113:, by
37:, or
1384:and
1258:Haxo
1256:and
1188:and
1170:Bard
1156:and
1148:and
1146:Haxo
1140:and
1101:and
1093:and
1085:and
1012:and
1000:and
932:and
900:and
836:Haxo
774:and
758:The
507:Doué
125:Date
1380:to
1370:war
1222:on
1164:of
972:At
794:in
717:Dol
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