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The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel · Character

Henriot

A revolutionary general commanding the National Guard.

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First appearance: i the everlasting stars look down like glistening eyes bright with immortal pity over the lot of man

Henriot shows up with force in The Cataclysm. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Commandant of the Municipal Guard, part of Robespierre's plan to enforce sovereignty.
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Henriot first appears in 0000 i the everlasting stars look down like glistening eyes bright with immortal pity over the lot of man.

In The Cataclysm: Commandant of the Municipal Guard, part of Robespierre's plan to enforce sovereignty.

Later, in The Fall of Robespierre: Mentioned as the drunken Commandant of the Municipal Guard, part of Robespierre's plan.

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BMBertrand MoncrifCCCitizen Chauve…CBCitizen BarrasTATallienRORobespierreHEHenriot

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Marguerite’s realization that Bertrand Moncrif—a man her husband saved—has betrayed them, combined with her he…

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See Henriot in i the everlasting stars look down like glistening eyes bright with immortal pity over the lot of man