10 Facts About Jacques Cathelineau

Jacques Cathelineau was known among his followers as the Saint of Anjou.

Jacques Cathelineau inspired his troops by fighting alongside them on the front lines, which proved to be his downfall.

Jacques Cathelineau was a devout Catholic, and supported the Church's traditional role in French society.

Jacques Cathelineau collected an army of peasants and waged a private war against the government of the First French Republic.

Jacques Cathelineau took the initiative to gather all able-bodied men from his village to confront the Republicans.

Jacques Cathelineau continued to have a huge influence on the peasants as the Royalists captured Vihiers and Chalonnes.

Jacques Cathelineau appeared before the city of Nantes at the head of 40,000 men, while Charette assisted him with 10,000 insurgents from Retz and Bas-Poitou.

Jacques Cathelineau had entered the town in spite of the resistance of General Jean-Baptiste Canclaux and attacked the gate of Rennes.

Jacques Cathelineau's son Jacques-Joseph Cathelineau was knighted after the Restoration and his grandson Henry Cathelineau was an officer during the Franco-Prussian War.

Jacques Cathelineau remains venerated as a holy man, even though he is not recognized as such by the Catholic Church.