Episode 4 of 4
Trial and execution of the conspirators
- When
- 29 October 1812
- Where
- council of war, Paris
- Part of
- Malet coup of 1812
On 29 October 1812 a council of war convicted all 23 accused, including Malet, Guidal and Lahorie; Malet was executed by firing squad six days after the coup.
A total of 23 civilians and officers, including Malet, Guidal and Lahorie, were tried on October 29, 1812, before a council of war for treason and all were convicted. Malet was executed by firing squad, six days after staging the failed republican coup d'état, as Emperor Napoleon I returned from the disastrous Russian campaign.
Sources
- Claude François de Malet Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-30
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