exposerait, se. to danger

1. 29. la guerre de la Vendée. The revolt of La Vendée extended from 1793 to 1795 and ended by the pacification of the western departments, thanks to the energy and modération of General Hoche.

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1. 4. Lescure (Marie, marquis de) [1766 — 1793] was one of the first to organize the Vendean insurrection. He was mortally wounded at the fight of La Tremblaye. His widow married La Roche-Jaquelin.

La Roche-Jaquelin (Henri du Verger, comte de) [1772 — 1794], far superior in talent to Lescure whom he succeeded as gênerai in chief of the Vendean army. His widow died as recently as 1857, and has left some interesting memoirs.

Charette de la Contrie (François Athanase) [1763 — 1796] had begun by serving in the navy ; was defeated at Quiberon by General Hoche, and shot at Nantes.

1. 5. un devoir auquel tous les Français. . .pouvaient se croire tenus, a duty by which ail Frenchmen might believe themselves to be bound ; auquel is hère used in the sensé oi par lequel, as often occurs in old French. Note that formerly the passive verb être tenu = être obligé was constantly employed in connection with a noun or pronoun of person. Thus:

"Je vous suis bien tenu de ce soin obligeant Qui m'épargne un grand trouble, et me rend mon argent."

(Molière, L'Étourdi, l. 7.)

1. 7. Le pays qui a été, etc. For a good description of La Vendée, see the memoirs of Madame de La Roche-Jaquelin, chap. v.

1. 1 6. Les Vendéens ont. . .demandé. . .quelques secours à V Angleterre. . . In 1795 ; see the correspondence of W. Wickham, vol. I. pp. 49 and following.