Shorts from Scenes from Private Life · Character
Montcornet
A Napoleonic general who becomes a landowner.
minor
Also known as Colonel Montcornet, General Montcornet
First appearance: la grenadi re
Montcornet shows up with force in Domestic Peace. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A Colonel of Cuirassiers who notices the mysterious lady and attempts to engage her in conversation, but is refused.
Montcornet first appears in 0014 la grenadi re.
In Domestic Peace: A Colonel of Cuirassiers who notices the mysterious lady and attempts to engage her in conversation, but is refused.
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- Other
Character groups
- Domestic scandal
- Parisian social web
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Montcornet in la grenadi re