On 14 November the Vendéens arrived before the city, but they had no siege equipment and the English had not shown up.

The Vendéens thus passed by the grêve and began to climb the rocks at the foot of the ramparts, when cries of "Treason!"

Having heard no news of the English forces (despite their actually being very nearby, at Jersey), La Rochejaquelein decided to raise the siege.

This victory was decisive for the Republicans, who thus avoided the Vendéens and Chouans joining up with the English forces.

Discouraged, the Vendéens made an about-turn in an attempt to cross the river Loire again, and managed to fight several more battles in the campaign.