- May 20, 1815 – The Vendée rises for the fourth time. The call-up of the National Guard rekindles royalist resistance. Armed with British-supplied guns, insurgents clash with imperial forces. Napoleon is forced to divert troops to suppress the rebellion. #NapoleonicWarsMay 20, 2025 07:13
- The rebellion becomes known as the “Guerre de Vendée et Chouannerie de 1815.” It’s the last royalist uprising of the Napoleonic era. Details here (in French): 🔗 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerre_...
- General Lamarque is sent to suppress the revolt — a staunch Bonapartist, he earns the respect of many, even among his enemies. Decades later, his death would ignite the June Rebellion of 1832… immortalised in Les Misérables.
