• Hervé de Lyrot (26 May 1885 - 21 June 1956) was a French banker and politician, descended from François de Lyrot de La Patouillère. During World War II...
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    attack on Dol-de-Bretagne, without respecting Kléber's plan. For his part, François Séverin Marceau marched on Dol from Antrain with the vanguard of the army...
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    Châtillon-sur-Sèvre Henri de la Rochejaquelein 7,000 Bressuire Louis Marie de Lescure 6,000 Argenton-les-Vallées de Laugrenière 2,000 Loroux François Lyrot [fr] 3,000...
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    the Touchelais woods and not be surrounded. The attack was commanded by Lyrot de la Patouillère and saw success: two cannons were captured along with...
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    general and "to the Loire" cries could be heard. At Pontreau, the troops of Lyrot and Piron de La Varenne managed to intervene in time to secure the retreat...
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    between the four Vendean armies led by Charette, Bonchamps, Cathelineau and Lyrot hampered the assault, and Cathelineau's forces were delayed in their deployment...
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    Dreyfus married the viscount, banker and politician Hervé de Lyrot. Her sister married René de Lyrot. Dreyfus was described in 1886 as having great vigor and...
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