Charles-Angélique-François Huchet de la Bedoyère

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Charles-Angélique-François Huchet de la Bedoyère born in Paris in 1786, of a family of magistrates, was a soldier in the French military who aided Napoleon and was executed for treason.

He rose from private to an officer to aide-de-camp for Eugene de Beauharnais. After having fought with distinction in Spain, in the countryside of Russia, Germany in 1813 and France in 1814, he was named, by Louis XVIII, colonel of the 7th Infantry Regiment. At the time of Napoleon's return from the isle of Elba, Bédoyère was the first colonel of the army which gave up the flags of the king to pass under those of the Emperor. Napoleon was grateful, and named him marshal-of-camp, then lieutenant-general, then Pair of France,^{[citation needed]} then finally his aide-de-camp.

He fought with distinction at the Battle of Waterloo.

Bédoyère followed the army beyond the Loire. He obtained passports to go to America; but having come in Paris to make a last good-bye to a young woman and her child, was arrested on August 2, the day of his arrival, and was tried in front of a council of war and was condemned to die like a culprit for treason and rebellion. He was shot August 19, 1815 in the plain of Grenelle, at 29 years of age. He showed greatest firmness in his last moments.