Composition of the Army of the West

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The invasion of France in 1795 or the Battle of Quiberon was a major landing on the [[Quiberon|Quiberon peninsula]] by [[émigré]], counter-revolutionary troops in support of the [[Chouannerie]] and [[Vendée Revolt]], beginning on 23 June and finally definitively repulsed on 21 July. It aimed to raise the whole of western France in revolt, bring an end to the [[French Revolution]] and restore the [[French monarchy]]. The invasion failed; it had a major negative impact, dealing a disastrous blow to the [[Chouannerie|royalist]] cause.

Note; The list below does not include local troops, militia, scouts, etc.

== Armée de l'Ouest (Republican) ==
Republican troops taken from Louis Susane's Cavalry, Infantry, and Artillery history books (all volumes used).

'''Cavalry'''

* 7éme Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval (Picardie)
* 14éme Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
* 15éme Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
* [[2nd Dragoon Regiment (France)|2éme Régiment de Dragons (Condé)]]
* 16éme Régiment de Dragons (Orléans)
* 19éme Régiment de Dragons
* 24éme Régiment de Cavalerie

'''Infantry'''

* 10éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 12éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 15éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 17éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 28éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 40éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 61éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 67éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 85éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 107éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 171éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 183éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 196éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* 197éme Demi-Brigade de Bataille
* Demi-Brigade de [[Gers]] et [[Bayonne]]
* Demi-Brigade de [[Gironde]] et [[Lot-et-Garonne]]
* Demi-Brigade de [[Paris]] et [[Vosges (department)|Vosges]]
* Demi-Brigade de [[Deux-Sèvres]]

'''Artillery'''

* 5éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Cheval
* 1ére Compagnie d'Artillerie Volante du 5éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Pied (Strasbourg)
* Garnison Compagnies du 5éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Pied (Strasbourg)

== Armée de Charette (Royalist) ==
Royalist troops were taken from their respective French articles and the series "Les Corps de Troupe de l’Émigration", Digby Smith's Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars, and online version at<ref></ref>. Troops below (if applicable) include the main/secondary nationalities. It is quickly worth noting most "regiments" of the royalists, didn't even reach 700 men in most cases.

* Commander, [[François de Charette|François Athanase, Baron de Charette]]

'''Cavalry'''

* Hussards de Choieseul – French/Belgian
* Hussards de Warren

'''Légions''' (typically Cavalry & Infantry)

* Légion de Béon – French/Dutch

'''Infantry'''

* Régiment d'Émigrants Loyaux (La Châtre) – Formed the Advance-Guard during the Invasion
* Régiment du Dresnay — Destroyed
* Régiment d'Hervilly (2 Battalions)
* Régiment d'Hector (Marine Royale) – Naval Troops
* Régiment de Léon
* Régiment de Damas — Destroyed
* Régiment de Williamson
* Infanterie Légère Salm–Kirbourg – German/French
* Infanterie Légère de Rohan – German
* Infanterie Légère de Perigord — Destroyed

'''Artillery'''

* Artillerie des Émigrants de Rotalier

== Commanders-in-chief ==

* 6—27 October 1793 : [[Jean Léchelle]]
* 28 October—13 November 1793 : [[Alexis Chalbos]] (provisional)
* 14 November—4 December 1793 : [[Jean Antoine Rossignol]]
* 5—25 December 1793 : [[François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers]]

== Footnotes ==
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== References ==

* French Military, ''Historie des Armées Français de Terre et de Mer de 1792 à 1837 Tome II'', 1838 Paris.

[[Category:Orders of battle]]
[[Category:French Revolutionary Wars orders of battle]]

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