# Lieutenant Charpentier — Tarzan of the Apes character guide

> Lieutenant Charpentier in Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Charpentier

**First appearance:** 0023-xxii-the-search-party

## Who they are

French officer wounded in a duel with Tarzan.

## In the story

### [The Village of Torture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_of_the_apes_se/chapters/xxi-the-village-of-torture)

Takes command after D'Arnot's capture; orders the men to fight and later establishes a defensive camp.

### [XXII: The Search Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_of_the_apes_se/chapters/xxii-the-search-party)

Leads the French expedition back to the beach after the skirmish; reports to the cruiser.

### [Lost Treasure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_of_the_apes_se/chapters/xxiv-lost-treasure)

Shares his own fear of jungle noises and eyes; speculates that the forest man might be a member of the native tribe.

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