Infernal columns

Infernal columns
Part of the War in the Vendée
Date 21 January – May 1794 Location Military Vendée Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Republicans	Vendéens
Commanders and leaders
Louis Marie Turreau Nicolas Haxo †	François de Charette Henri de La Rochejaquelein † Nicolas Stofflet Bernard de Marigny Sapinaud de La Rairie
Strength
65,000 men
Casualties and losses
	20,000 to 40,000 dead

The infernal columns were operations led by general Louis Marie Turreau during the War in the Vendee, aimed at eliminating all resistance after the setback of the virée de Galerne.

Other uses

The term 'the infernal column' has also been used for a similar movement in the Voulet-Chanoine Mission.

Source

• This page is a translation of its French equivalent.