Episode 08: Q4-1793 - The Vendée horror

Help us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly 1793. October, November, December. Three months in which Napoleon Bonaparte helps the French retake Toulon… the Austrians set themselves up for a fall at Wattingnies… and in the Caribbean the situation on Saint Domingue descends further into the mire. This is episode eight of the Napoleonic Quarterly – covering three months in which the French revolutionaries crush their enemies within and without through the merciless use of brute force. [4:15] – An extended opening section in which Charles Esdaile tells the story of the horror of the Vendee during this quarter [15:15] – Alexander Mikaberidze on the recapture of Toulon [29:20] – Philip Ball on the Austrian siege of Mauberge and the Battle of Wattingnies [46:25] – Christy Pichichero on Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Slave Revolt up to the end of 1793 Plus from [1:05:43] Charles Esdaile and Alex Mikaberidze sum up not just this three months but the entire two years covered by season one. Also, keep on listening for the final three minutes! It's got lots of thunder!