Jacques Cathelineau

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Jacques Cathelineau was a French royalist leader and devout Catholic peasant who became one of the principal chiefs of the counter-revolutionary forces during the War in the Vendée in the French Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic
French military leader
counter-revolutionary
human
peasant leader
royalist
activeIn Anjou NERFINISHED
Vendée NERFINISHED
allegiance Catholic and Royal Army NERFINISHED
French royalists
birthDate 1759-01-05
birthPlace Anjou NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Le Pin-en-Mauges NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath wounds from gunshot
commanded Catholic and Royal Army NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1793-07-14
deathPlace France
Maine-et-Loire NERFINISHED
Saint-Florent-le-Vieil NERFINISHED
era French Revolution NERFINISHED
familyName Cathelineau NERFINISHED
givenName Jacques NERFINISHED
ideology royalism
knownFor being a devout Catholic peasant leader
being one of the principal chiefs of the Vendéan insurgents
languageSpoken French
mannerOfDeath died of wounds in battle
militaryBranch Catholic and Royal Army of Vendée NERFINISHED
militaryRank generalissimo
movement French counter-revolution
name Jacques Cathelineau NERFINISHED
nickname Saint of Anjou
notableFor leadership in the War in the Vendée
notableWork organization of peasant uprisings in Vendée
occupation military leader
peddler
opposedTo First French Republic NERFINISHED
French Revolution NERFINISHED
participatedIn French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED
War in the Vendée NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
title Generalissimo of the Catholic and Royal Army
yearOfMilitaryActivityStart 1793

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Catholic and Royal Army commander Jacques Cathelineau
Vendée uprising commander Jacques Cathelineau