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Escape of Lavalette Involving English Officers And French Guards
A Paris Conciergerie escape unfolds with Lavalette disguised as his wife leaving with valet Bonneville and Guerin amid a plan by English officers Bruce Hutchinson and Sir Robert Wilson. Letters and interrogatories reveal alleged conspirators including Roquette, Eberle, and others, detailing passports, barriers, and a lengthy 60 hour journey from Paris to Compiegne and beyond.
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Lavalette
Guerin
Bunneville
Roqueélle
Eberle
Lavatette
Madame Lavatette
Madame Lavalette
Mademoiselle Lavatette
Bonneville
Dutoit
Mademoiselle Lavalette
Roquette
Monsieur Roquette
Paris
Mr. Bruce
Marshal Ney
Robert Thomas Wilson
Hutchinson
Ellister
Wilson
Jeter
England
Sir R. Wilson
la Chapelle
Compiegne
Mons
Cambray
Charles Stuart
Wallis
Colyne Lesnock
Colonel Lesnock
Hotel de Helder
Lesnock
Bruce
Brisbane
Chen
Lugland
Bruce’s
Layon
Nance
H Hutchinson
Lavelette
Hlister
Watchinson
Punch
Blister
Tsis
Chapelle
France
Bortmoparely
Fravell
Elst
Elister
St. Denis
Valenciennes
Maubecuge
Soissons
la Porte St. Martin
Layg
Jette
S Jr
R. Wilson
Europe
Robert Wilson
Sir Edward Wilson
Austria
Russia
Germany
Edward Wilson
R. T V. Wilson
Endwiard
Robert Whlson
Prussia
Lam
Jacques Eberle
Conciergerie
Sean Bapiste Roquette de Kersuidec
Concierierie
Benoit Bonneville