On April 9, 1793, representatives on mission, Choudieu [fr] and Richard, ordered General Jean-François Berruyer, the commander of the Republican forces in Angers, to launch an offensive against the insurgent territories.

[1] The second contingent, which was directly commanded by Berruyer and Duhoux de Hauterive, also consisted of 4,000 men and set off from Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, marching towards Chemillé.

[1] Additionally, Quétineau's 3,000-strong force stationed at Bressuire was ordered to advance on Les Aubiers, to threaten the Vendéens on their right flank.

[1][3][6] The Vendéens, under the command of Maurice d'Elbée and Jacques Cathelineau,[7] had established their position along the main road and behind the Hyrome River.

[8] All the bridges crossing the river had been destroyed,[1][9] and a trench and a redoubt, armed with cannons, had been constructed to cut off the main road from Angers.

[8] Additionally, the Saint-Pierre Church [fr] had been crenelated: it was surrounded by an earthen embankment, and loopholes had been cut into the walls.

[1][10] A new assault was launched, and this time the Republicans were successful in pushing back the Vendéen lines,[1] capturing the fortifications,[10] and taking position in the Saint-Pierre Church square.

[1][3] In the Saint-Pierre square, combatants entrenched in the church persisted in their resistance,[10] and one insurgent detonated a munitions cache, further intensifying the Patriots' panic.

[11] Following the cessation of hostilities, General Berruyer and Representative Choudieu [fr] posited that the insurgents had sustained approximately 600 casualties.

[12] On April 13, Representative Richard, acting on behalf of the commissioners of the Convention, presented a report on the battle in the departments of Maine-et-Loire and Sarthe.

[A 1] Refractory priest Jacques Cantiteau claimed to have seen in "official papers" that 1,500 Republicans had been neutralized at Chemillé, but this figure is likely an exaggeration.

[12][14] In 1840, military historian Patu-Deschautschamps provided a revised tally, noting 15 Republicans killed, including two officers, and 60 wounded.

[17] Following the conclusion of hostilities, combatants from Vendée assembled in front of Chemillé's church, demanding the execution of the Republican prisoners detained there.

"[3][19] In his April 12 report, General Berruyer expressed discontent with the conduct of the volunteers, accusing them of cowardice.

[1][3] Facing threats on their flanks and rapidly depleting ammunition supplies, D'Elbée and Cathelineau were compelled to initiate a strategic withdrawal.

General Berruyer advanced on Chemillé and La Jumellière, where the enemy had gathered their greatest forces.

The 35th Gendarmerie Division behaved with the greatest bravery; if it had been supported by the majority of the National Guards, the affair would not have lasted long.

Du Houx was slightly wounded in the leg, and Menou advanced on foot with a detachment of the 35th Division to a cannon, which he captured with a sword in hand.