Maurice d'Elbée
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Maurice-Joseph-Louis Gigost d'Elbée was a French Royalist military leader. Initially enthusiastic about the Revolution, he became disenchanted with the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and retired to
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin, 1827
D'Elbée protecting Republican prisoners after the Battle of Chemillé, by Edmond Marie Félix de Boislecomte.
Death of General d'Elbée, by Julien Le Blant.
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.
Portrait of Jacques Cathelineau by Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson, 1816
Engraving of Jacques Cathelineau
The Vendeans ask Cathelineau to lead the uprising, by Jules Gabriel Hubert-Sauzeau, 1900