# The Camisards — Travel Essays character guide

> The Camisards in Travel Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Camisards

**First appearance:** 0054-the-country-of-the-camisards

## Who they are

Protestant rebels of the Cévennes who rose against royal persecution, their fierce faith and mountain warfare echo through the valleys the narrator walks.

## Relationships

### [The Priest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/the_priest)

_rivalry_

The Camisards and The Priest are enemies, with the priest opposing the Camisard rebellion.

### [Du Chayla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/du_chayla)

_rivalry_

Du Chayla is a direct enemy of the Camisards, leading efforts to suppress them.

### [The Priest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/the_priest)

_rivalry_

The Camisards and The Priest are enemies, with the priest opposing the Camisard rebellion.

### [Du Chayla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/characters/du_chayla)

_rivalry_

Du Chayla is a direct enemy of the Camisards, leading efforts to suppress them.

## In the story

### [The Country of the Camisards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/the-country-of-the-camisards)

The Protestant rebels who fought in the Cévennes; their history and organization are described in the narrator's reflections.

### [Across the Lozère](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/across-the-loz-re)

Described as holding a station on the Lozère, with organization, arsenals, and religious hierarchy.

### [Pont de Montvert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/pont-de-montvert)

The Protestant insurgents who attacked Du Chayla's house, freed prisoners, and killed him, singing psalms throughout the night.

### [In the Valley of the Tarn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/in-the-valley-of-the-tarn)

Their spirit and history are compared to the Scottish Covenanters; they are described as having bright visions and a light conscience.

### [Florac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/florac)

The historical group whose war is a central topic of conversation and local pride in Florac.

### [The Last Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/the-last-day)

The insurgents who engaged in the wars around St. Germain de Calberte; militiamen traded powder with them.

## Links

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