Julien Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir (10 May 1749, in
Passais
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Julien Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir's ancient family from
Poitou
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and
Normandy
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was divided into three branches: Achard de Bonvouloir, Achard de la Vente, and Achard de Leluardière. The eldest Achard was granted the right to lead the
Bishop of Angoulême
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in saving the city from the infidels. Achard also fought the Saracens; a cross commemorating this battle stands at the site of the battle, bearing the inscription: "Achard, the Tison, the neighbor across the country has driven off the Saracens.
References
Bibliography
* Joseph Hamon, ''Le chevalier de Bonvouloir: premier émissaire secret de la France auprès du Congrès de Philadelphie avant l'indépendance américaine'', Jouve, 1953, 117 p.