Louis Charles Le Cat, comte d'Hervilly (; 26 February 1756 – 14 November 1795) was a French nobleman, military officer and

counter-revolutionary A counter-revolutionary or an anti-revolutionary is anyone who opposes or resists a revolution, particularly one who acts after a revolution has occurred, in order to try to overturn it or reverse its course, in full or in part. The adjective "c ...

. He was one of the leaders of the abortive landing at Quiberon. His daughter married the general

Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga (; October 7, 1766, Falga, Haute-Garonne, France – January 23, 1849, Leschelles, near Guise, Aisne) was a French général de division of Italian descent. Two of his brothers were also generals. ...

Life

D'Hervilly was born to a noble family in Paris, in 1756. He fought in the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...

as an aide-de-camp to Admiral Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing. He later served as a colonel of the

Prince of Soubise Within the French nobility, the title of "Prince of Soubise" was created in 1667 when the '' sirerie'' of Soubise, Charente-Maritime was raised to a principality for the cadet branch of the House of Rohan. The first prince was François de Rohan (16 ...

's infantry, and was promoted to

maréchal de camp ''Maréchal de camp'' (sometimes incorrectly translated as field marshal) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848. The rank originated from the older rank of sergeant major general ( French: ''sergent-major général'') ...

in 1792. In 1792, D'Hervilly commanded the cavalry of the short-lived

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of King

Louis XVI Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; ; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765), Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir- ...

, and took part in the defence of the

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during the

Insurrection of 10 August 1792 The insurrection of 10 August 1792 was a defining event of the French Revolution, when armed revolutionaries in Paris, increasingly in conflict with the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace. The conflict led France to abolish the mona ...

. Afterwards, he emigrated to

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and joined the Royalist '' Armée des émigrés''. D'Hervilly re-entered France in June 1795 as one of the leaders of the

Quiberon Expedition The invasion of France (also known as the Battle of Quiberon) was a major landing on the Quiberon peninsula by émigré, counter-revolutionary troops in support of the Chouannerie and Vendée Revolt, beginning on 23 June and finally definitive ...

, an attempted invasion of France by the ''émigrés'', and was mortally wounded during the fighting. He returned to Great Britain after the expedition's defeat, and died in London four months later. The south face of the Burdett Coutts memorial

The south face of the Burdett Coutts memorial

D'Hervilly is listed as one of the persons of note buried in Old St Pancras Churchyard in London on the

Burdett-Coutts Memorial The Burdett-Coutts Memorial Sundial is a structure built in the churchyard of Old St Pancras, London, in 1877–79, at the behest of Baroness Burdett-Coutts. The former churchyard included the burial ground for St Giles-in-the-Fields, where m ...

in the churchyard to commemorate lost graves therein.

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Bibliography

* ''Annuaire de la noblesse de France'', 1880, 1881, B.n.F. : 8° Lc35. 10 * H. Jougla de Morenas (then Comte Raoul de Warren), ''Grand armorial de France'', Paris, 1934–1949, tome : 2, Cote B.n.F. : Fol. Lm1. 209. * M. Michaud, ''Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne'', T. 19, p. 362 et 363.

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