Emmanuel Maximilien-Joseph Guidal
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Emmanuel Maximilien-Joseph Guidal (1764–1812) was a French
general known for his role in the Malet Conspiracy
which was aimed at toppling Napoleon I
, who was away from Paris when the events of it occurred.
to Alençon, where the man was seized and executed. A supporter of the French Republic, Guidal disagreed with Napoleon I and, after conspiring with the British
, was incarcerated in La Force
prison.
During Malet's coup
in 1812, Guidal was released from prison, along with General Victor Lahorie
, by Claude Francois de Malet
, a former general and leading conspirator in the coup. Guidal, with a detachment of National Guards, was to arrest Henri Clarke, the Minister of War, and Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
, the Archchancellor. Instead, Guidal accompanied Lahorie and participated in the arrest of the Duke of Rovigo
, the French police minister, who was a personal enemy of Guidal.
The coup was eventually foiled, and, along with Malet and Lahorie, Guidal was tried by a council of war. The three generals were shot by a firing squad on October 29, 1812.
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general known for his role in the Malet Conspiracy
Malet coup of 1812
The Malet coup of 1812 was an attempted coup d'etat in Paris, France, aimed at removing Napoleon I, then campaigning in Russia, from power. The coup was engineered by Republican general Claude François de Malet, who had spent time in prison because of his opposition to Napoleon...
which was aimed at toppling Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
, who was away from Paris when the events of it occurred.
Life
Guidal was born on December 31, 1764. He may have been the General Guidal who, using treachery, lured Chouan rebel Louis de FrottéLouis de Frotté
Marie Pierre Louis de Frotté was a French soldier and royalist.De Frotté was born in Alençon. He joined the Royal Army in 1781, and was in command of infantry units by 1789, when the French Revolution broke out...
to Alençon, where the man was seized and executed. A supporter of the French Republic, Guidal disagreed with Napoleon I and, after conspiring with the British
United Kingdom
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, was incarcerated in La Force
La Force
-Places:La Force is the name of several communes in France:* La Force, in the Aude département* La Force, in the Dordogne département* La Force prison was a prison in Paris-People:* Duc de La Force was a peerage of France...
prison.
During Malet's coup
Malet coup of 1812
The Malet coup of 1812 was an attempted coup d'etat in Paris, France, aimed at removing Napoleon I, then campaigning in Russia, from power. The coup was engineered by Republican general Claude François de Malet, who had spent time in prison because of his opposition to Napoleon...
in 1812, Guidal was released from prison, along with General Victor Lahorie
Victor Lahorie
Victor Claude Alexandre Fanneau de Lahorie was a French general who served during the First Empire....
, by Claude Francois de Malet
Claude François de Malet
Claude François de Malet was born in Dôle to an aristocratic family on June 28, 1754. Malet was executed by a firing squad on October 29, 1812, six days after Malet staged a failed republican coup d'état as Napoléon Bonaparte returned from the disastrous Russian campaign.-Before and during the...
, a former general and leading conspirator in the coup. Guidal, with a detachment of National Guards, was to arrest Henri Clarke, the Minister of War, and Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, 1st Duke of Parma was a French lawyer and statesman during the French Revolution and the First Empire, best remembered as the author of the Napoleonic code, which still forms the basis of French civil law.-Early career:Cambacérès was born in Montpellier, into a...
, the Archchancellor. Instead, Guidal accompanied Lahorie and participated in the arrest of the Duke of Rovigo
Anne Jean Marie René Savary
Anne Jean Marie René Savary, 1st Duc de Rovigo , French general and diplomat, was born at Marcq in the Ardennes.-Biography:...
, the French police minister, who was a personal enemy of Guidal.
The coup was eventually foiled, and, along with Malet and Lahorie, Guidal was tried by a council of war. The three generals were shot by a firing squad on October 29, 1812.