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VENDEEANS DROWNED
The Noyades [drownings] de Nantes - Republican general Carrier orders priests and royalist sympathisers taken out onto the Loire in barges and drowned. Date: February - May 1794
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1794 Barges Carrier Drowned Loire Nantes Orders Priests Republican Revolution Royalist Sympathisers Vendee Drownings
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This haunting image depicts the aftermath of the infamous Noyades de Nantes, or Drownings of Nantes, which took place in the Loire River during the French Revolution. Between February and May of 1794, Republican General Carrier ordered the arrest of priests and suspected royalist sympathizers in the Vendée region of France. Thousands were herded onto barges and transported to Nantes, where they were mercilessly drowned in the river as a means of quelling the ongoing Vendée uprising. The exact number of victims is unknown, but estimates range from 3,000 to 15,000 people. This photograph, taken from a contemporary engraving, shows the lifeless bodies of the drowned, lying in the shallows of the Loire. The tragic event became a symbol of the extreme measures taken during the Reign of Terror, a period of intense political violence and repression in France. General Carrier's actions were widely condemned, both domestically and abroad, and contributed to the growing disillusionment with the radical policies of the Jacobin regime. The Noyades de Nantes remain a dark chapter in the history of the French Revolution, serving as a stark reminder of the human cost of political ideology and the destructive consequences of violence and intolerance.
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