Galiot Mandat de Grancey

Who was Galiot Mandat de Grancey?

Antoine Jean Galiot Mandat, known as the Marquis de Mandat, was a much-admired French nobleman, general and politician. A knight and lord of Berny-en-Santerre and Les Pins in the Vendômois, he became a colonel in the Gardes-Françaises, then succeeded La Fayette as commander of the National Guard in 1792. He was assassinated by insurgents in the events of the 10 August during the French Revolution.