WebThe river is attested as Fluvium Vendre in the 10th century, and as Flumen Vendee and Vendeia by the 11th century. According to Pierre-Henri Billy, the name ultimately derives from the Celtic toponym *vindo-meaning white or brilliant in a sacred context (as in the Modern Welsh gwyn/wyn). The name likely originates in Proto-Celtic or Gaulish, but may …

WebVendée: [geographical name] region of western France bordering on the Bay of Biscay south of Brittany.

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WebThe war in the Vendée (French: Guerre de Vendée) was a counter-revolution from 1793 to 1796 in the Vendée region of France during the French Revolution.The Vendée is a coastal region, located immediately south of the river Loire in Western France. Initially, the revolt was similar to the 14th-century Jacquerie peasant uprising, but the Vendée quickly …

Web8 thg 8, 2020 · The Sacre Couer (‘Sacred Heart’), a symbol of the Vendee rebels. In the spring of 1793, peasants and farmers in the Vendée region of western France took up arms against the National Convention. Never much interested in the revolution, they were appalled by the revolutionary government’s treatment of both the king and the church. …

Web14 thg 12, 2010 · To date, the Vendée Globe is the greatest sailing race round the world, solo, non-stop and without assistance. The event followed in the wake of the Golden Globe which had initiated the first circumnavigation of this type via the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn) in 1968. The eight editions of what is now called the Everest of the …

WebWars of the Vendée, (1793–96), counterrevolutionary insurrections in the west of France during the French Revolution. The first and most important occurred in 1793 in the area known as the Vendée, which included large sections of the départements of Loire-Inférieure (Loire-Atlantique), Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sèvres, and the Vendée proper. In this fervently …

WebVendée. (Placename) a department of W France, in Pays-de-la-Loire region: scene of the Wars of the Vendée, a series of peasant-royalist insurrections (1793–95) against the Revolutionary government. Capital: La Roche-sur-Yon. Pop: 565 230 (2003 est). Area: 7016 sq km (2709 sq miles)

WebFind the official tracking map of the Vendée Globe 2020-2021, the only non-stop, solo, and without assistance, round-the-world sailing race.

WebThe VA Vendee Loan Program offers qualified borrowers the option of purchasing VA Real Estate Owned (REO) properties with little to no money down. The program is available to Veterans, non-Veterans, owner-occupants, and investors. The VA Vendee Loan Program offers buyers of VA REO properties a unique seller financing loan product that is …