An 18th Century uprising against the French Revolution was brutally suppressed by the Revolutionary armies, leading to the mass slaughter of 150,000 inhabitants, mostly women, children, and clergy, in one of Europe's first modern genocides.
The Hidden Rebellion
The 18th century Western France is plagued by a rebellion as Vendean farmers initially experience triumph against the French Revolution, only to be met with a merciless and devastating defeat at the hands of the Revolutionary forces.
