François-Joseph Carbon

The Royalist Leader (unknown – 24 December 1800) was the leader of a group of Royalists who attempted to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte in the aftermath of the 13 Vendémiaire.

Biography
On 5 October 1795, an army of 25,000 royalists began an uprising in order to restore the French monarchy. However, despite being severely outnumbered with only 5,000 troops under his command, Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Royalists. The Royalist leader was scarred and blinded by grapeshot, but managed to escape custody.

On 24 December 1800, the Royalist Leader amassed the remainder of his men in an attempt to assassinate Napoleon while he was attending an opera. He installed snipers in several buildings, and used a large explosive called 'The Infernal Machine' as a last resort.

However, the snipers were killed by the Assassins who sought to prevent the Royalists from returning to power. 'The Infernal Machine' detonated too early, far away from Napoleon's carriage. With the failure of the assassination, the Royalist Leader planned to flee Paris, but was tracked down and killed by the Assassins.