COMMANDER // 1756–1794
Jean-Baptiste Carrier
member of the French National AssemblyFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1756 – 1794
Active service 1793 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 37.
Profile
Jean-Baptiste Carrier was a French Revolutionary, politician and convicted war criminal most notable for his actions in the War in the Vendée during the Reign of Terror. While under orders to suppress a Royalist counter-revolution, he commanded the execution of 4,000 civilians, mainly priests, women and children in Nantes, some by drowning in the river Loire, which Carrier described as "the National Bathtub". After the fall of the Robespierre government, Carrier was tried for war crimes by the Revolutionary Tribunal, found guilty, and executed.
Battles (1)
1793
Battle of SavenayWar in the Vendée · French Republic