Francois de Charette (Francois Athanase Charette de La Contrie) (1763-1796). French military officer, General of the Catholic and Royal Army of Vendee. He was condemned to death and executed on 29 March 1796 at Place Viarme in Nantes. In front of the firing squad he refused to be blindfolded and commended himself to God. Death of Charette. Drawing by H. Renaud. Engraving by Barbant. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.
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Francois de Charette (Francois Athanase Charette de La Contrie) (1763-1796). French military officer, General of the Catholic and Royal Army of Vendee. He was condemned to death and executed on 29 March 1796 at Place Viarme in Nantes. In front of the firing squad he refused to be blindfolded and commended himself to God. Death of Charette. Drawing by H. Renaud. Engraving by Barbant. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

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19e siècle

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Francois de Charette military France French execution firing squad soldiers army wall capital punishment death sentence Nantes death H. Renaud engraving history French Revolution 18th century Royalist army Royalists Vendee Wars of the Vendee rebellion war warfare civil war religion Catholic weapons rifles French First Republic

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