Charles-Melchior Artus de Bonchamps, Marquis de Bonchamps (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl mɛlkjɔʁ aʁtys də bɔ̃ʃɑ̃]; 10 May 1760 – 18 October 1793) was a French politician and leader of the Vendéan insurrection of Royalists against the Republic during the French Revolution. Born at Juvardeil, Anjou, he gained his first military experience in the American War of Independence, and on his return to France was made a captain of grenadiers in the French royal army.
Charles-Melchior Artus de Bonchamps, Marquis de Bonchamps (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl mɛlkjɔʁ aʁtys də bɔ̃ʃɑ̃]; 10 May 1760 – 18 October 1793) was a French politician and leader of the Vendéan insurrection of Royalists against the Republic during the French Revolution. Born at Juvardeil, Anjou, he gained his first military experience in the American War of Independence, and on his return to France was made a captain of grenadiers in the French royal army.
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