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COMMANDER // 1763–1796

François de Charette

lieutenant generalFrance6 battles1 war

Lifespan

1763 – 1796

1765177017751780178517901795War in the Vendée · 1793-1796Battle of Bouin — December 6, 1793 · Catholic and Royal Armies · War in the VendéeBattle of Luçon — August 14, 1793 · French Royalists · War in the VendéeBattle of Montaigu — September 21, 1793 · French Royalists · War in the VendéeBattle of Nantes — June 29, 1793 · French Royalists · War in the VendéeBattle of Tiffauges — September 19, 1793 · Vendéens · War in the VendéeSecond Battle of Noirmoutier — October 12, 1793 · Vendéens · War in the Vendée

Active service 1793 — 6 battles across 1 war; first command at age 30.

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François Athanase de Charette de la Contrie was a French military officer and politician. He served in the French Navy during the American Revolutionary War and was one of the leaders of the War in the Vendée against the French Revolutionary Army. His great-nephew Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie was a noted military leader and great-grandson of Charles X of France.

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Battles (6)

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