Henri de La Rochejaquelein at the Tuileries
Henri de La Rochejaquelein was at the Tuileries on 10 August 1792, among the men called in to defend Louis XVI. He survived the attack, escaped across the Seine, and then spent weeks trying to get safely out of Paris.
Marceau: The Republican General Mourned by His Enemies
François-Séverin Marceau was one of the most capable generals of the French Revolution, but what made him exceptional was the restraint and humanity he showed in a war defined by extraordinary violence. He protected civilians, showed mercy where he could, and died at twenty-seven surrounded and mourned by the very enemies he had been fighting.
The pardon of Bonchamps
Charles de Bonchamps was mortally wounded at Cholet in October 1793. Before his death, he ordered the release of thousands of Republican prisoners held at Saint-Florent-le-Vieil.
Up to the Estates-General
As both a witness to and a victim of the immortal war of the Vendée, I have endured a succession of events so dreadful and so extraordinary that I shall find it difficult to recount their sorrowful course. I regret only that I lack the talent to portray the heroic deeds I have witnessed. It […]