# General Monck — The Vicomte de Bragelonne character guide > General Monck in The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Monck, M. Monck, this brave M. Monck **First appearance:** 0026-23-in-which-the-author-very-unwillingly-is-forced-to-write-a-little-history ## Snapshot A soldier whose loyalty can crown or crush a king, General Monck holds the fate of England in his sword hand and knows it. ## Who they are Monck stands at the hinge of the Restoration, a commander whose allegiance is courted by every faction and whose decision will determine whether Charles Stuart regains his throne. He is no romantic conspirator but a practical man of arms, weighing duty against opportunity in a country exhausted by revolution. His choice ripples through the novel's political spine, making him one of the quiet fulcrums on which the entire English plot turns. ## In the story ### [Parry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/7-parry) General Monck is mentioned as the English general who refused to meet with Parry and had him deported. ### [In Which the Author, Very Unwillingly, Is Forced to Write a Little History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/23-in-which-the-author-very-unwillingly-is-forced-to-write-a-little-history) Monck interrogates a French fisherman, scrutinizing his accent and story, and later agrees to receive a French gentleman visitor. ### [The Treasure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/24-the-treasure) Receives Athos with caution, tests his honesty, and agrees to accompany him alone to the treasure site. ### [The Marsh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/25-the-marsh) Leads the expedition to the abbey, tests Athos's intentions, and oversees the discovery of the concealed treasure. ### [Heart and Mind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/26-heart-and-mind) Listens stoically to Athos's appeal, neither accepting nor refusing, but arranges transport of the casks and leaves Athos safe. ### [The Next Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/27-the-next-day) Monck is absent and presumed missing; his officers debate the cause and implications of his disappearance. ### [In Which d’Artagnan Begins to Fear He Has Placed His Money and That of Planchet in the Sinking Fund](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/29-in-which-d-artagnan-begins-to-fear-he-has-placed-his-money-and-that-of-planchet-in-the-sinking-fund) Kidnapped by d'Artagnan, released by Charles II, returns to England. ### [The Shares of Planchet and Company Rise Again to Par](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/30-the-shares-of-planchet-and-company-rise-again-to-par) Returns to England, stops the attack on Athos, and sends Athos to deliver a letter to Charles II. ### [Monck Reveals Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/31-monck-reveals-himself) Returns to his camp after being kidnapped, rebukes his officers for their lack of confidence, negotiates with Lambert, marches on London, dissolves the Rump Parliament, and declares his allegiance to Charles II. ### [Athos and d’Artagnan Meet Once More at the Hostelry of the Corne du Cerf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/32-athos-and-d-artagnan-meet-once-more-at-the-hostelry-of-the-corne-du-cerf) Mentioned as riding on the king's right and as the host of the house where d'Artagnan is staying. ### [The Audience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/33-the-audience) Made Duke and Viceroy of Ireland and Scotland; formally surrenders his sword to d'Artagnan as ransom. ### [Of the Embarrassment of Riches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/34-of-the-embarrassment-of-riches) Referenced by the king in jest regarding d'Artagnan's trick of packing him in a box. ### [How d'Artagnan Drew, as a Fairy Would Have Done, a Country-Seat from a Deal Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/36-how-d-artagnan-drew-as-a-fairy-would-have-done-a-country-seat-from-a-deal-box) Confronted by d'Artagnan about the deal-box incident; initially evasive but ultimately reassures d'Artagnan about the king's discretion. ### [How d’Artagnan Regulated the “Assets” of the Company Before He Established Its “Liabilities”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/chapters/37-how-d-artagnan-regulated-the-assets-of-the-company-before-he-established-its-liabilities) Referenced as the source of d'Artagnan's wealth and the threat of gibbets; his treasurer was kidnapped by d'Artagnan's men. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/characters/general_monck - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicomte_de_bragelonne_se/characters