François-Séverin Marceau, 1769-1796 . igade,the brevets to date from the battle of Cholet. Thefollowing was the order in Marceaus case, signedby Bourbotte, Turreau, and others, and ratified bythe Convention on the 5 th November, 1793 : The representatives of the people with theArmy of the West, reunited at Beaupreau, in con-sideration of the courage, bravery, and militarytalent displayed by citizen Marceau under all cir-cumstances and in active warfare against the Ven-dean rebels, and because of the pure and never-failing patriotism with which we know him to beimbued, do hereby nominate him pr
François-Séverin Marceau, 1769-1796 . igade,the brevets to date from the battle of Cholet. Thefollowing was the order in Marceaus case, signedby Bourbotte, Turreau, and others, and ratified bythe Convention on the 5 th November, 1793 : The representatives of the people with theArmy of the West, reunited at Beaupreau, in con-sideration of the courage, bravery, and militarytalent displayed by citizen Marceau under all cir-cumstances and in active warfare against the Ven-dean rebels, and because of the pure and never-failing patriotism with which we know him to beimbued, do hereby nominate him provisionally ageneral of brigade, and direct that he assume thefunctions of one from this date, and that a copy ofthis be sent to the Executive Council in order thatjustice be at once done to a good citizen by ex-pediting his confirmation as general of brigade. After Cholet, LEchelle had kept Marceau nearhim as chief of his staff, in which capacity heaccompanied him to Nantes, The command ofthe Lu§on division was conferred on J C3 S > ^ X 3lU G 3 W l-H ?_; l-H r^ > CHAPTER III. The Campaign north of the Loire— The rout of Laval—Marceau in command of the advance-guard—The blockadeof Dol—Battle of A ntrain—Marceau as general of divisionand commander-in-chief ad interim—The dangers of hisposition. THE passage of the Loire by the Vendeans,carried out in view of a victorious army,without preparations and with the aid only of sometwenty small boats, deserves to be ranked as agreat military exploit. Well might the Republicans,on their arrival in force at Saint-Florent on the 19thOctober, express astonishment at seeing the royalarmy safe on the opposite bank. All their projectsof extermination had once more fallen to theground. The blame rests in the first place with LEchellefor not urging the pursuit, and, in the next, withthe officer who, posted on the right bank with10,000 men, should have defended Varades untilthe arrival of LEchelle. What a diffe
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