Battle of Pont-Barré

Battle of Pont-Barré
	Part of the War in the Vendée
	; The old Pont Barré over the Layon River
Date	20 September 1793
Location	Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, France
Result	Vendean victory
Belligerents
French Royalists	Republican France
Commanders and leaders
Pierre Duhoux; Dominique Piron	Jean Rossignol; Charles Duhoux
Units involved
Catholic and Royal Army	Army of the Coasts of La Rochelle
Strength
9,000	18,000
Casualties and losses
?	2,362

The Battle of Pont-Barré (20 September 1793) saw Royalist Vendeans under Pierre Duhoux and Dominique Piron de La Varenne fighting a Republican French column under Charles François Duhoux near Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay. Duhoux's Republican column advanced southwest from Angers and encountered Vendean defenders led by his nephew Pierre at the bridge (French: pont) over the Layon River. The rebels held their ground until reinforcements under Piron La Varenne arrived and gained the upper hand. The Vendeans put the Republicans to flight, killing 1,362 soldiers and capturing all their artillery. The action was part of a Republican strategy of invading the Vendée from several different directions. The rebels concentrated against and defeated the encroaching columns one by one at Coron, Tiffauges, Pont-Barré, Montaigu and Saint-Fulgent.

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