François-Joseph Carbon: Difference between revisions
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imported>Sol Pacificus I'm not sure what specific category to put this guy in yet since we don't have a category for terrorists (which could be troublesome since it'll get into the sticky question of which Assassins and Templars were terrorists), so I'm just putting him in the broad category of criminals for now. I don't see where he was called a captain. |
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
On 5 October 1795, an army of twenty-five thousand Royalists staged an uprising in order to restore the French [[Louis XVI of France|monarchy]]. However, they were opposed by Napoleon and five thousand [[French Army|troops]] under his command, and defeated by the use of [[Cannons|artillery]]. Carbon nonetheless led a charge straight into the cannonfire, only to be blasted to the ground and see most of his men killed by grapeshot. Carbon escaped being captured, but was left with severe facial scarring, blind in his right eye and a burning passion to see Napoleon dead. | On 5 October 1795, an army of twenty-five thousand Royalists staged an uprising in order to restore the French [[Louis XVI of France|monarchy]]. However, they were opposed by Napoleon and five thousand [[French Army|troops]] under his command, and defeated by the use of [[Cannons|artillery]]. Carbon nonetheless led a charge straight into the cannonfire, only to be blasted to the ground and see most of his men killed by grapeshot. Carbon escaped being captured, but was left with severe facial scarring, blind in his right eye and a burning passion to see Napoleon dead.<ref name="The Infernal Machine">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Infernal Machine]]</ref> | ||
On 24 December 1800, Carbon amassed the remainder of his men in an attempt to assassinate Bonaparte while he was attending an opera. He placed several snipers in the buildings along the route taken by Napoleon's carriage, and planned to used an explosive device known as the "[[Infernal Machine]]", should the gunmen fail. | On 24 December 1800, Carbon amassed the remainder of his men in an attempt to assassinate Bonaparte while he was attending an opera. He placed several snipers in the buildings along the route taken by Napoleon's carriage, and planned to used an explosive device known as the "[[Infernal Machine]]", should the gunmen fail.<ref name="The Infernal Machine" /> | ||
The snipers were killed by [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of [[Assassins]], who sought to prevent the royalists from returning to power. The "Infernal Machine" detonated too early as well, far away from Napoleon's carriage. With the failure of the assassination, Carbon planned to flee from [[Paris]], but was tracked down and killed by Arno before he could attempt his escape. | The snipers were killed by [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of [[Assassins]], who sought to prevent the royalists from returning to power. The "Infernal Machine" detonated too early as well, far away from Napoleon's carriage. With the failure of the assassination, Carbon planned to flee from [[Paris]], but was tracked down and killed by Arno before he could attempt his escape.<ref name="The Infernal Machine" /> | ||
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Revision as of 03:46, 1 June 2023
François-Joseph Carbon (1756–1800) was a man in command over a group of French Royalists who attempted to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte in the aftermath of the 13 Vendémiaire.
Biography
On 5 October 1795, an army of twenty-five thousand Royalists staged an uprising in order to restore the French monarchy. However, they were opposed by Napoleon and five thousand troops under his command, and defeated by the use of artillery. Carbon nonetheless led a charge straight into the cannonfire, only to be blasted to the ground and see most of his men killed by grapeshot. Carbon escaped being captured, but was left with severe facial scarring, blind in his right eye and a burning passion to see Napoleon dead.[1]
On 24 December 1800, Carbon amassed the remainder of his men in an attempt to assassinate Bonaparte while he was attending an opera. He placed several snipers in the buildings along the route taken by Napoleon's carriage, and planned to used an explosive device known as the "Infernal Machine", should the gunmen fail.[1]
The snipers were killed by Arno Dorian and a team of Assassins, who sought to prevent the royalists from returning to power. The "Infernal Machine" detonated too early as well, far away from Napoleon's carriage. With the failure of the assassination, Carbon planned to flee from Paris, but was tracked down and killed by Arno before he could attempt his escape.[1]