Author: La Rochejaquelein, Marie Louise Victoire [ de La Rochejaquelein, Marie Louise Victoire de Donnissan ]
Title: Mémoires De Madame La Marquise De La Rochejaquelein - Avec Deux Cartes Du Théatre De La Guerre De La Vendée
Description: Chez L G Michaud Rue des bons Enfants, N°34, Paris., 1815, 2nd edition. Full calf gilt, F. [tp]+iv+544pp, 2 large folding copperplate hand coloured maps, marbled endpapers, small ink smudge to the top of each map & the top of the text block not affecting the text, contents bright, a fine copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ The 2nd ( first Parisien ) edition, revised & corrected, of the memoirs of Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein [ 1772 - 1857 ] which detail her misfortunes and her part in the Vendée wars. They give a remarkable picture of the war and the fortunes of the Royalists. Fleeing France in 1797, a widow, she was able to return in 1799 & regain her estates. After marrying again in 1802, she was again involved in the Royalist movement, when her husband attempted to bring about another Vendan rising for Louis XVIII.

Keywords: french history, military history, napoleon, biography