He enlists in the King's Constitutional Guard. He returned to his Vendée lands after the fall of the monarchy. He raised the Mauges (SW part of Anjou) in 1793. He was one of the most reckless in combat, his youth and his charisma gave him the affection of the insurgents. He became general of the catholic and royal army after the battle of Cholet. But he is beaten by the Republican troops, he will be killed during a skirmish he was leading. He once said, "If I go forward, follow me." If I go back, kill me. If I die, avenge me. »
Within Voltaires multiple facets, his role as historian stands out. His historical works, beyond the facts or events that they collect, are permeated by his philosophical ideas, which increases the interest in analyzing them. Although with current criteria we could not consider the French thinker as