Jean Chouan
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Jean Cottereau, better known by his nom de guerre Jean Chouan (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʃwɑ̃]; Saint-Berthevin, 30 October 1757[1] – Olivet, 18 July 1794), was a French royalist and counter-revolutionary during the Chouannerie.[2]
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Of the four Cottereau brothers—Jean, Pierre, François, and René—Jean, the second-born, was the one called chouan ("the silent one") by their father. Others say his nickname came from an imitation of the call of the tawny owl (the chouette hulotte) he customarily used as a recognition signal.[3] Less flatteringly, Jean's young comrades nicknamed him "the boy liar" (le Gars mentoux or le garçon menteur).[4]
The 1926 Luitz-Morat film Jean Chouan starred Maurice Lagrenée as Chouan.