André Désilles
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André Désilles (11 March 1767, Saint-Malo
- 17 October 1790, Nancy) was a French army officer. An officer in the Régiment du Roi infanterie
during the mutiny of that regiment, the Mestre-de-Camp and the Régiment de Lullin de Chateauvieux when they were garrisoning Nancy. In the ensuing Nancy Affair
on 31 August 1790 he interposed himself between the mutineers and the troops sent to re-establish order under Bouillé, but was mortally wounded whilst throwing himself in front of a cannon in a vain hope of stopping the battle between the mutinying patriots and the troops of de Bouillé. Nancy's Porte Désilles
is named after him.
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...
- 17 October 1790, Nancy) was a French army officer. An officer in the Régiment du Roi infanterie
Régiment du Roi
Régiment du Roi was a name given to several of the most prestigious regiments of the French Army under the ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration, with most of the Army's branches having a régiment du Roi...
during the mutiny of that regiment, the Mestre-de-Camp and the Régiment de Lullin de Chateauvieux when they were garrisoning Nancy. In the ensuing Nancy Affair
Nancy Affair
The Nancy affair was the crushing of a military mutiny in Revolutionary France on 31 August 1790. French Army forces under the command of General François Claude de Bouillé entered the city of Nancy in northeastern France, where troops garrisoned their had been protesting about pay, and...
on 31 August 1790 he interposed himself between the mutineers and the troops sent to re-establish order under Bouillé, but was mortally wounded whilst throwing himself in front of a cannon in a vain hope of stopping the battle between the mutinying patriots and the troops of de Bouillé. Nancy's Porte Désilles
Porte Désilles
The porte Désilles is a triumphal arch in the French city of Nancy. It is located on place du Luxembourg, on the northern extension of cours Léopold and the esplanade du Souvenir-Français, at the junction of rue Désilles, rue de Metz and rue de la Craffe...
is named after him.