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Chouan is a French nickname. It was used as a nom de guerre by the Chouan brothers, most notably Jean Cottereau, better known as Jean Chouan, who led a major revolt in Bas-Maine against the French Rev
Breton sentinel in front of a church, painting of Charles Loyeux
The arms of the Chouans
Jean Chouan
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Jean Cottereau, better known by his nom de guerre Jean Chouan, was a French royalist and counter-revolutionary during the Chouannerie.
Chouan
…the silent one", or "owl") is a French nickname. It was used as a nom de guerre by the Chouan brothers, most notably Jean Cottereau, better known as Jean Chouan, who led a major revolt in Bas-Maine against the French Revolution. Participants in this revolt – and to some extent French anti-revolutionary activists…
Jean Chouan