André-Charles Brottier (1751–1798), was a French royalist who sought the violent overthrow of the Directory.Failed Consolidation accessed 29 December 2011
He was born to wealthy parents in town of Tannay, Nivernais in 1751. He left the town following a fire which destroyed most of his father's property.Exposé de la conduite et des principes d'A. C. Brotier : lu à la séance du Conseil de guerre permanent de la dix-septième division militaire, le 12 germinal an 5 (premier avril 1797) accessed 11 January 2012 In 1794 he was recruited into the "Paris Agency" - an organisation set up by the ambassador for Spain, Fernan Nunes, to provide intelligence for his government. It was subsequently taken over by the Comte d'Antraigues.Friends and Enemies by Christopher John Gibbs, accessed 1 January 2012
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