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Georges Cadoudal

Marshal of FranceFrance2 battles2 wars

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17711804

177517801785179017951800War in the Vendée · 1793-1796War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797Battle of Savenay — December 23, 1793 · Vendéens · War in the VendéeInvasion of France — July 21, 1795 · French Royalists · War of the First Coalition

Active service 1793–17952 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 22.

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Georges Cadoudal, sometimes called simply Georges, was a Breton counter-revolutionary and leader of the Chouannerie during the French Revolution. He was posthumously named a Marshal of France in 1814 by the reinstated Bourbons. Cadoudal means in Breton language "warrior returning from the fight".

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Battles (2)

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