François de Charette

François Athanase de Charette
François Athanase de Charette
	Portrait of Charette c. 1795
Nickname	King of the Vendée
Born	2 May 1763; Couffé, Brittany
Died	29 March 1796 (aged 32); Nantes, Brittany
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Royalist rebels
Branch	French Navy; Catholic and Royal Army
Service years	1779–1796
Rank	Lieutenant General
Conflicts	American Revolutionary War; War in the Vendée Battle of Nantes; Battle of Luçon; Battle of Tiffauges; Battle of Montaigu; Battle of Saint-Fulgent; First Battle of Noirmoutier; ;
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François Athanase de Charette de la Contrie (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa atanaz də ʃaʁɛt də la kɔ̃tʁi]; 2 May 1763 – 29 March 1796) was a French military officer and politician. He served in the French Navy during the American Revolutionary War and was one of the leaders of the War in the Vendée against the French Revolutionary Army. His great-nephew Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie was a noted military leader and great-grandson of Charles X of France.