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[[File:Traité de La Jaunaye.pngjpg|thumb|300px|Signing the Treaty of La Jaunaye]]

The '''Treaty of La Jaunaye''' was a [[peace accordtreaty]] for the [[War in the Vendée]], agreed by [[François de Charette]] and [[Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie]], on behalf of the leaders of the [[Catholic and Royal Army]], and by [[Albert Ruelle]] on behalf of the [[National Convention]] on 17 February 1795 at the manor of La Jaunaye, at [[Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire]], near [[Nantes]].

The treaty brought an end to major hostilities. The Vendée counter-revolutionaries and [[Chouannerie|chouans]] recognised the French Republic and in return received assurances on freedom of religion, the abolitionexemption offrom conscription and the right to armkeep atheir militiaarms.<ref>Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p.469</ref>

In May 1794, General [[Louis Marie Turreau|Turreau]], commander of the [[Army of the West (1793)|ArméeArmy deof l'Ouestthe West]], was recalled from his post, and the practice of [[infernal columns]] was brought to an end. After the [[Thermidorian reaction]], in August 1794 General [[Lazare Hoche|Hoche]] was placed in charge of the [[Army of the Coasts of Brest]] and in October 1794, [[Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux|Jean Baptiste Canclaux]] was given command of the Army of the West. Both generals favoured conciliation with the rebels, and contacts were established with the insurgents through the intercession of Mme de Gasnier-Chambon, a creole from [[Saint-Domingue]] who knew Mlle de Charette, sister of the Vendée general.<ref>J Crétineau-Joly, Histoire de la Vendee Militaire, Vol.2 Gosselin, 1844 p.286</ref>

== Treaty outcomesAftermath ==

The treaty did not bring a complete cessation of hostilities, as several of its signatories took up arms again in the months which followed. Charette broke the treaty on 24 June 1795, having recently learned of the death of [[Louis XVII]] on 8 June. He was pursued by government forces, arrested on 2 March 1796 at [[Saint-Sulpice-le-Verdon]] and executed by firing squad at Nantes on 29 March.<ref>George J. Hill, The Story of the War in La Vendée and the Little Chouannerie, Burns and Lambert, 1856 pp.222-227</ref> Sapinaud resorted to arms once again in October 1795. but surrendered again in January 1796 at Nantes. Stofflet, for his part, rebelled again in January 1796, on the orders of the [[Charles X of France|comteCount of d'Artois]], who appointed him lieutenant-general. He was quickly taken and executed at [[Angers]] on 25 February 1796.<ref>Jean Julien Michel Savary, Guerres des Vendéens et des Chouans contre la République Française, Baudouin, 1827 p.191</ref> Despite these attacks, life in the area previously controlled by the Vendée became more regular in 1796 and 1797.

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