Jacques Courfeyrac (1807-6 June 1832) was a French republican and the third-in-command of the Les Amis de l'ABC revolutionary society in Paris during the 1830s. He was killed during the events of the June Rebellion of 1832.
Biography[]
Jacques Courfeyrac was born in Paris, France in 1807, and he became a republican activist while studying at university. Courfeyrac was known to be a ladies' man, as well as for his honor and loyalty, and he became the third-in-command of the Les Amis de l'ABC revolutionary society led by Julien Enjolras. At the start of the June Rebellion on 5 June 1832, Courfeyrac was rescued from charging French Army dragoons by the undercover police inspector Etienne Javert, who did so to gain the society's trust and admission. On 6 June, he fought against the National Guard during its final assault on the barricades, and he, Christophe Joly, and Paul Combeferre took refuge in the Cafe Musain, where they were killed when National Guardsmen fired their muskets into the ceiling, striking the three revolutionaries from below and killing them.