The Death of Vendée commander Cathelineau

Nicknamed the ‘Saint of Anjou’ by his supporters, Jacques Cathelineau (1759–1793) was the first commander-in-chief of the Catholic and Royal Army during the Vendée War.
After taking Angers, the Catholic and Royal Army, led by Commander-in-Chief Cathelineau and strong with 40,000 men, advanced on the city of Nantes but met with fierce resistance. As he entered the city, Jacques Cathelineau was wounded by a shot fired from a window. Seeing their leader wounded, the Vendéens retreated and were defeated.
After 15 days of infection and fever, Cathelineau died… on 14 July 1793!
Every year on 14 July, alongside the republican national celebration, the town of Saint-Florent-le-Viel (Maine-et-Loire) honours the memory of this royalist leader with historical marches and pilgrimages.