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Tango0110 Jul 2015 11:17 p.m. PST

Quite interesting thread here…

"Ney and Labedoyere were judicially murdered. Brune was murdered by a Royalist mob. Caesar and Constantin Faucher were executed, as were Mouton-Duvernet and Chartrand, and that was in 1816.

Lavalette and Exelmans were condemned to death, but escaped. Three British officers got Lavalette out, disgusted by the entire business. One of them was Sir Robert Wilson. Exelmans was condemned because he publicly protested Ney's execution.

Moncey refused to preside at Ney's trial and was imprisoned.

One of the major reasons that there were not more executions is that Davout's Army of the Loire was still in existence and that kept the majority of the officers momentarily protected. When Macdonald took over he was approached by royalist gardes de corps in civilian clothing who had the proscription list of officers marked for royalist vengeance. Macdonald slapped them under arrest and under guard and warned those on the list to give them a head start. Carnot went to Magdeburg, d'Erlon to Munich. Vandamme, Grouchy, and Lefebvre-Desnoettes went to the United States. Drouot refused to run, turned himself in and was acquitted by a court-martial, effectively thumbing his nose at the royalists.

Ameil, Colbert, Travot, and Donnadieu, along with others, were imprisoned. Bonnaire was publicly degraded and then sent into exile penniless. Davout was stripped of his rank and titles. He and his family had to live for two years in debt.

The depot of the Mamelukes in Marseilles was invaded and overrun by a royalist mob and the occupants, men, women, and children were murdered.

Louis 'the Unavoidable' looked the other way while Artois and his Ultras did his dirty work for him. And the allies did little or nothing.

When 'the anger of sheep' finally receded, there was a general amnesty, but by that time the allies had gone home.

Interestingly, when the Convention of Saint-Cloud was signed on 3 July between the French and the British and Prussians, which provided that no one, civilian or military, would be persecuted or charged for duties discharged for France during the 100 Days. Wellington, however, vetoed the article that provided safe passage for anyone who wished to leave France. He also ignored Madame Ney's pleas for mercy for her husband, as did the Tsar and Louis.

And Louis was not bound by the Convention as he was not a signatory of it.

I don't see the allies helping the French officers at all, unless you have some information to the contrary"

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Armand

langobard11 Jul 2015 4:24 a.m. PST

Interesting that some people are 'judicially murdered' while others are 'executed'…

Swampster11 Jul 2015 10:21 a.m. PST

Mention of the treaty of St Cloud is irrelevant – the text is online link and does not mention any kind of amnesty. Neither would it – this is suspension of hostilities, not a peace convention.

Surprising how _few_ were to be arrested and charged with treason, given that they had already been given the chance to serve the new regime and turned against it when Napoleon returned.
Of the 19 to be arrested and charged, around the same number were acquitted as were executed. The remainder mostly escaped. The poster neglects to mention that some chose to live in the UK.

Whirlwind11 Jul 2015 10:31 a.m. PST

Is Senarmont198 Kevin Kiley, by any chance?

138SquadronRAF11 Jul 2015 5:34 p.m. PST

I'm a west countryman, growing up just out side Norton St. Phillip, the site of one of the Bloody Assizes in 1685. All I can say is, in comparison the "White Terror" was really benign.

John the OFM11 Jul 2015 7:12 p.m. PST

Interesting that some people are 'judicially murdered' while others are 'executed'…

Well, doh! grin

Tango0111 Jul 2015 11:47 p.m. PST

"Is Senarmont198 Kevin Kiley, by any chance?…"

Dude… maybe there are more than Kevin there who support that. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Whirlwind12 Jul 2015 1:35 a.m. PST

Of course, Tango. I'm struck by the similarities of language and tone, and of course the user names (Napoleonic Artillerymen + 198), as well as the exact same sentiments…

Tango0112 Jul 2015 3:04 p.m. PST

Well… Kevin is arround here… maybe he can clarify this? (smile)

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Armand

Reactionary13 Jul 2015 6:49 a.m. PST

Traitors get executed; move along nothing to see here…

Clays Russians13 Jul 2015 9:33 a.m. PST

Wesley was always full of himself, always thought that

dibble13 Jul 2015 3:15 p.m. PST

Senarmont198 = Kevin Kiley

Paul :)

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