Episode 3 of 4
Battle between Revolutionary troops and Royalists
- When
- 5 October 1795
- Where
- Streets of Paris
- Part of
- 13 Vendémiaire
On 13 Vendémiaire (5 October 1795), French Revolutionary troops battled Royalist forces in the streets of Paris, defeating them.
13 Vendémiaire, Year 4 in the French Republican Calendar (5 October 1795 in the Gregorian calendar), was a battle between French Revolutionary troops and Royalist forces in the streets of Paris. The engagement formed part of establishing the Directory, the new form of government, and ended with the Royalists defeated. The Republican defense was later portrayed by Royalists as a massacre.
Sources
- 13 Vendémiaire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
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