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DELISE (Dominique-Jean). Signed as commander of the Quiberon peninsula, countersigned by Republican officers of his garrison including Gabriel-Constant Maire, René-Jacques Berthelot, Jean-Henry Skjölsdarm, Louis Sujol, addressed to the National Convention. Tavistock [in Devonshire, England], 12 thermidor an III [July 30, 1795]. 27 pp. in an in-folio pink silk-bound notebook; long splits at folds. The Quiberon affair. In June 1795, an army of émigré soldiers was landed by English ships and, supported by Chouans, attempted an incursion aimed at provoking a general uprising. After a few successes, including the capture of Fort Penthièvre (a defensive lock on the peninsula), the royalists were completely defeated in July: the fort was recaptured, followed by the entire Quiberon peninsula, and summary executions were carried out. Account of the capture of the peninsula by the émigrés. Dominique-Jean Delise, who was chief of legion of the Fougères National Guard, had been placed at the head of the Quiberon garrison and found himself at the center of the action: in the present document, he first paints a picture of the situation before the landing, insisting on the destitution of the Republican army (poorly armed and almost without food), then relates the events that unfolded from the arrival of the English ships in Quiberon harbor on 7 messidor (June 25, 1795). He underlines the isolation of Fort Sans-Culotte (the revolutionary name for Fort Penthièvre) due to the attack on Carnac, and recounts the military engagements, the talks held for the surrender of the fort with military honors, and finally the resumption of hostilities by the émigrés in violation of the truce obtained. Commandant Delise then explains how, seized and locked up with other Republican soldiers and officers in the Quiberon church, they were saved from a tragic fate by the English, who embarked them as prisoners on 16 Messidor (July 4, 1795). " ... Here are the details of the attack we sustained. On 12 Messidor [30 June 1795], at about 5.30 am, two frigates, a razed ship and six gunboats set sail and headed for our forts on the east coast. Two frigates and the razed ship attacked Fort Bec-Ruberenn [today Fort-Neuf, above Port-Haliguen], which is situated almost at the intersection of the southern and eastern lines of Quiberon; they put up a hell of a fight. This batt[e]rie, armed with four 24mm guns and a mortar, returned fire as best it could and hit the enemy, forcing them to withdraw. The Port-Aliguen batt[e]rie was also attacked, and the neighboring houses riddled with shells; it also returned fire, but its fire did little harm to the enemy, as its caliber was too small... The rest of the batt[e]ries were attacked; the enemy, having reconnoitred them all, moved on Fort Sans-Culotte at half past ten in the morning. He ceased his fire on the other points. He attacked the latter fort with great vigor. More than 150 cannon shots were fired. The fort only fired back to show it was on its guard, and as it only had 12-gun pieces, it wanted to let them get closer, but the enemy ceased firing altogether at midday. Remaining in the same position, however, until then we had no casualties, only a gunner slightly wounded in the hand, and a 24-gun dismantled. The enemy's station in these same points of attack led us to fear that they were after Fort Sans-Culotte, in order to seize the peninsula more infallibly. This fear was justified by the hundreds of small flatboats loaded with men which, following the attacking vessels, seemed to be prepared to disembark on the side of this fort. At the same time, I received the following advice from the fort's commanding officer: "We see three enemy columns in the fall. The ships seem to be lined up in front of us to attack us. Send us forces and food to resist. Signed Marie". In this state of affairs, I saw that there was no other party to take but to abandon the coast and have the forces guarding it fall back on Fort Sans-Culotte...". Another copy of this text, signed by the same people, is mentioned by Charles-Louis Chassin as being kept in the army archives, but comprising 34 pp. of a different format (ƒtudes documentaires sur la RŽvolution fran aise. Les Pacifications de l'Ouest, Paris, P. Dupont, Ier vol. 1896, pp. 16-17).

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DELISE (Dominique-Jean). Signed as commander of the Quiberon peninsula, countersigned by Republican officers of his garrison including Gabriel-Constant Maire, René-Jacques Berthelot, Jean-Henry Skjölsdarm, Louis Sujol, addressed to the National Convention. Tavistock [in Devonshire, England], 12 thermidor an III [July 30, 1795]. 27 pp. in an in-folio pink silk-bound notebook; long splits at folds. The Quiberon affair. In June 1795, an army of émigré soldiers was landed by English ships and, supported by Chouans, attempted an incursion aimed at provoking a general uprising. After a few successes, including the capture of Fort Penthièvre (a defensive lock on the peninsula), the royalists were completely defeated in July: the fort was recaptured, followed by the entire Quiberon peninsula, and summary executions were carried out. Account of the capture of the peninsula by the émigrés. Dominique-Jean Delise, who was chief of legion of the Fougères National Guard, had been placed at the head of the Quiberon garrison and found himself at the center of the action: in the present document, he first paints a picture of the situation before the landing, insisting on the destitution of the Republican army (poorly armed and almost without food), then relates the events that unfolded from the arrival of the English ships in Quiberon harbor on 7 messidor (June 25, 1795). He underlines the isolation of Fort Sans-Culotte (the revolutionary name for Fort Penthièvre) due to the attack on Carnac, and recounts the military engagements, the talks held for the surrender of the fort with military honors, and finally the resumption of hostilities by the émigrés in violation of the truce obtained. Commandant Delise then explains how, seized and locked up with other Republican soldiers and officers in the Quiberon church, they were saved from a tragic fate by the English, who embarked them as prisoners on 16 Messidor (July 4, 1795). " ... Here are the details of the attack we sustained. On 12 Messidor [30 June 1795], at about 5.30 am, two frigates, a razed ship and six gunboats set sail and headed for our forts on the east coast. Two frigates and the razed ship attacked Fort Bec-Ruberenn [today Fort-Neuf, above Port-Haliguen], which is situated almost at the intersection of the southern and eastern lines of Quiberon; they put up a hell of a fight. This batt[e]rie, armed with four 24mm guns and a mortar, returned fire as best it could and hit the enemy, forcing them to withdraw. The Port-Aliguen batt[e]rie was also attacked, and the neighboring houses riddled with shells; it also returned fire, but its fire did little harm to the enemy, as its caliber was too small... The rest of the batt[e]ries were attacked; the enemy, having reconnoitred them all, moved on Fort Sans-Culotte at half past ten in the morning. He ceased his fire on the other points. He attacked the latter fort with great vigor. More than 150 cannon shots were fired. The fort only fired back to show it was on its guard, and as it only had 12-gun pieces, it wanted to let them get closer, but the enemy ceased firing altogether at midday. Remaining in the same position, however, until then we had no casualties, only a gunner slightly wounded in the hand, and a 24-gun dismantled. The enemy's station in these same points of attack led us to fear that they were after Fort Sans-Culotte, in order to seize the peninsula more infallibly. This fear was justified by the hundreds of small flatboats loaded with men which, following the attacking vessels, seemed to be prepared to disembark on the side of this fort. At the same time, I received the following advice from the fort's commanding officer: "We see three enemy columns in the fall. The ships seem to be lined up in front of us to attack us. Send us forces and food to resist. Signed Marie". In this state of affairs, I saw that there was no other party to take but to abandon the coast and have the forces guarding it fall back on Fort Sans-Culotte...". Another copy of this text, signed by the same people, is mentioned by Charles-Louis Chassin as being kept in the army archives, but comprising 34 pp. of a different format (ƒtudes documentaires sur la RŽvolution fran aise. Les Pacifications de l'Ouest, Paris, P. Dupont, Ier vol. 1896, pp. 16-17).

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