White Terror Danger Flashcards
Who were the group active in the NW?
Vendeans
What was the NW movement called?
the Chouan- ie peasants
Chouan success?
They were opposed to conscription and controlled most of Brittany by 1796
Joined forces with 3k emigre troops (total force numbered 22k)
Sought Br support - Br sent 3k men to Quiberon with supplies for 70k men
How did Convention try and mitigate White Terror threat?
They tried to moderate by giving amnesties to anyone who handed in arms in the Vendee
How did Convention stop Chouans
Armed troops 10k, led by General Hoche sealed them off- 6k prisoners taken and 640 emigrees and over 100 Chouans shot
140k further troops sent to wipe Chouan out - gov authority restored by summer 1796
Where did gov not effectively respond to White Terror?
In the south- Prison massacres took place in Lyon and Rhone
Gangs killed 2k in SE in 1795
