Charles Eugène Gabriel de Sombreuil
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[[Image:Arrestation du comte de Sombreuil - Henri Caïn.jpg|thumb|right|Arrest of Sombreuil by [[Henri Cain]], 1882]] |
[[Image:Arrestation du comte de Sombreuil - Henri Caïn.jpg|thumb|right|Arrest of Sombreuil by [[Henri Cain]], 1882]] |
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'''Charles Eugène Gabriel de Sombreuil''' (11 July 1770 – 28 July 1795) was a French royalist commander during the [[French Revolution]]. He was born in [[Bonnac-la-Côte]] to [[Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil]], the governor of [[Les Invalides]], and Marie-Magdeleine des Flottes de Leychoisier.{{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=8}}{{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=14}} He had two older siblings: [[Maurille de Sombreuil]] (born 1767){{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=5}} and Stanislas (born 1768).{{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=7}} According to legend, Sombreuil's sister Maurille drank a glass of blood to save their father from being killed during the [[September Massacres]] in 1792.{{sfn|Guitard-Auviste|1965}} Sombreuil's father and brother were both executed by [[guillotine]] in July 1794.{{sfn|Guitard-Auviste|1965}} |
'''Charles Eugène Gabriel de Sombreuil''' (11 July 1770 – 28 July 1795) was a French royalist commander during the [[French Revolution]]. He was born in [[Bonnac-la-Côte]] to [[Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil]], the governor of [[Les Invalides]], and Marie-Magdeleine des Flottes de Leychoisier.{{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=8}}{{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=14}} He had two older siblings: [[Maurille de Sombreuil]] (born 1767){{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=5}} and {{ill|Stanislas de Virot de Sombreuil|fr}} (born 1768).{{sfn|Duchemin|1925|p=7}} According to legend, Sombreuil's sister Maurille drank a glass of blood to save their father from being killed during the [[September Massacres]] in 1792.{{sfn|Guitard-Auviste|1965}} Sombreuil's father and brother were both executed by [[guillotine]] in July 1794.{{sfn|Guitard-Auviste|1965}} |
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In July 1795, Sombreuil helped lead the [[Invasion of France (1795)|Quiberon expedition]]. The invasion was a failure, and for betraying the Revolution he and 750 of his fellow soldiers were executed by firing squad.{{sfn|Madame Guillotine|2010}} |
In July 1795, Sombreuil helped lead the [[Invasion of France (1795)|Quiberon expedition]]. The invasion was a failure, and for betraying the Revolution he and 750 of his fellow soldiers were executed by firing squad.{{sfn|Madame Guillotine|2010}} |
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