Georges Cadoudal
Deceased Person
1771 – 1804
Who was Georges Cadoudal?
Georges Cadoudal, sometimes called simply Georges, was a French politician, and leader of the Chouannerie during the French Revolution. He was named a Marshal of France in 1814.
Cadoudal means in Breton language "warrior returning from the fight". Born in Brech, in Brittany, after completing his education, he remained true to his Royalist and Roman Catholic convictions during the start of the Revolution. From 1793 he organized a rebellion in the Morbihan against the National Convention of the First Republic. It was quickly suppressed, and he thereupon joined the army of the Vendée insurrection, taking part in the battles of Le Mans and of Savenay in December of the same year.
Returning to Morbihan, he was arrested, and imprisoned at Brest. He succeeded, however, in escaping, and began again the struggle against the Revolution. In spite of the defeat of his party, and of the fact that he was forced several times to take refuge in England, Cadoudal did not cease both to wage war and to conspire in favour of the Royalist pretender Louis, count of Provence.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1771
France - Also known as
- 乔治·卡杜达尔
- Кадудаль, Жорж
- Lived in
- Brittany
- Died
- Jun 25, 1804
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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