Catholic and Royal Armies
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The Catholic and Royal Armies is the name given to the royalist armies in western France composed of insurgents during the War in the Vendée and the Chouannerie, who opposed the French Revolution, and
Chouan emblem
Portrait of Henri de la Rochejaquelein by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, 1816
Jacques Cathelineau
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Jacques Cathelineau
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Jacques Cathelineau was a French Vendéan insurrectionist leader during the Revolution. He was known among his followers as the Saint of Anjou.
Catholic and Royal Armies
…Size 80,000 men Mottos Pour Dieu et le Roi (For God and the King) Colors White cockade Engagements War in the Vendée Commanders Notable commanders • Jacques Cathelineau • Maurice d'Elbée • Henri de La Rochejaquelein • François de Charette • Jean-Nicolas Stofflet Insignia Identification symbol The Catholic and Royal…
Engraving of Jacques Cathelineau
The Vendeans ask Cathelineau to lead the uprising, by Jules Gabriel Hubert-Sauzeau, 1900