Charles Eugène Gabriel de Sombreuil (11 July 1770 – 28 July 1795) was a French Royalist commander during the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...

. He was born in Bonnac-la-Côte to

Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...

, the governor of Les Invalides, and Marie-Madeleine des Flottes de l'Eychoisier. He had two older siblings, Marie-Maurille, Mademoiselle de Sombreuil, and Stanislas (both born in 1768). Both Sombreuil's father and brother were executed by

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in July 1794. In July 1795, Sombreuil helped lead the Quiberon expedition. The invasion was a failure, and for betraying the Revolution he and 750 of his fellow soldiers were executed by firing squad.

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1770 births 1795 deaths People from Haute-Vienne French generals French counter-revolutionaries {{France-mil-bio-stub