In October 1793, the Republican offensive enabled the Bleus to penetrate the heart of the Vendée, at Cholet. The Vendéens were exhausted and hesitated about what to do. Should they embark on a perilous operation across the Loire or should they push back the Bleus who were chasing them? They decided to do both: securing passage across the Loire at Varades, the Vendéens amassed the bulk of their forces, around 40,000 men, and attacked Cholet from the north. To defend the town, the Republican leaders could count on around 28,000 men, including veterans of the Mainz army, commanded by Kléber.
After the battle of Cholet, the Vendéens crossed the Loire and were pursued by the Bleus. But those, commanded by the inept General Léchelle, were attacked on 26 October 1793 as they marched in columns towards the small town of Entrammes, by fierce Vendéens determined to avenge their defeat at Cholet
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