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Scépeaux de Bois-Guignot, Marie Paul de

Marie Paul de Scépeaux de Bois-Guignot

Born

19 September 1768

Died

28 October 1821

A cavalry officer and brother-in-law of Bonchamps, Scépeaux served under him in 1793 and crossed the Loire with an Angevin company, being wounded at Le Mans in December. He stayed on the right bank afterwards and organised the insurrection there, commanding the Chouans of northern Anjou from the summer of 1794 and taking the title of general of the Catholic and Royal Army of Maine, Anjou and Upper Brittany. His nominal command extended over much of the Mayenne, though his effective action scarcely went beyond Anjou. He took part in the negotiation of La Mabilais in April 1795 and submitted to Hoche at Angers in May 1796. He took no part in the rising of 1799, served under the Empire, and died at Angers in 1821.

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