Jean-Charles Pichegru
- Events
- 2
- Episodes
- 7
- Years
- 1794–1797
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean-Charles Pichegru, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Battle of Tourcoing
1794Role: Normal commander of the Army of the North (absent)
- French Victory at Tourcoing
On 17–18 May 1794 Souham's French army defeated the Coalition's poorly coordinated columns near Tourcoing.
- Improvised French Counterattack
Threatened with encirclement, Souham, Moreau, and Bonnaud improvised a counterattack defeating the separated Coalition columns.
- Coalition Plan to Envelop the French Bulge
Mack's plan launched six columns to envelop the French army holding a bulge at Menen and Kortrijk.
- French Victory at Tourcoing
Coup of 18 Fructidor
1797Role: Royalist legislator whose activities were documented
- Bonaparte's documentation and republican accusations
Documentation of Pichegru's activities supplied by Bonaparte led republican Directors to accuse the legislature of plotting against the Republic.
- Royalist electoral gains
April 1797 elections reversed the legislative majority toward royalists and moderate republicans, threatening a monarchy restoration.
- Seizure of power in Paris
Three Directors, backed by Talleyrand and the military, staged the coup, annulled election results, and ousted monarchists from the legislature.
- Martial law and shooting decree in Paris
At dawn on 4 September 1797, Paris was declared under martial law, with a decree ordering royalists shot without trial.
- Bonaparte's documentation and republican accusations
Sources
- Battle of Tourcoing Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
- Coup of 18 Fructidor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22