Pierre Jean Baptiste Constant de Suzannet

Jean Baptiste Pierre Constant de Suzannet, Count de Suzannet (; 13 February 1772 - 21 June 1815) was a

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Royalist military officer who fought in the

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Early life

He was born in the master bedroom of the family manor house, the Château la Chardière, in

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. His family had been residing there for generations and a descendant now owns the house. During his early years, he developed a liking for traditional country pursuits, such as riding and hunting. Blason de Suzannet

Military career

Because of the political and social instability caused by the French Revolution, Suzannet

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to Britain in 1792, but he returned to France in 1795, following the landing at Quiberon, to fight with the

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. When he arrived, he was placed under the command of

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. Charette was captured and executed in 1796, Suzannet succeeded as head of the

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during the insurrection of 1799. Napoleon Bonaparte's return to Paris from exile on the Isle of Elba in 1815 caused a change of government that the people from the

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, Pierre de Suzannet was badly injured fighting for King

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against loyal Napoleonic troops of the

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. As a result of his horrible injuries, the Comte de Suzannet died the next day at

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References

1772 births 1815 deaths Royalist military leaders of the War in the Vendée People from Vendée French military personnel killed in the Napoleonic Wars {{France-mil-bio-stub