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CHATEAUBRIAND. Maurel, Kssai sur Chateaubriand (Paris, 1899); liertrin. La siiiccritc rcliyiciise dv I'hutcaiibriiiiid (1901), and Bruiieti&re, Evolution de la jMtsic li/riiiue. Vol. 1. ( I'uris. 1S94) : and Evolution des genres, Vol. 1. (Paris. 1898) ; Metnoires d'oulre-tombe, trans, by Teixeira de Jlaltos (U vols.. Xew Viirk and London, 1902).

CHATEAUDUN, slia'Wdex' (Fr. chateau, castle + Gall, dun, 01 r. diin, strougliold ). The capital of an arrondisseuicnt in the Depart- ment of Kureet-Loir. France, situated on the Loir, about iS miles from Orleans (Map: France, H 3). The town contiiins an old castle, with an enormous tower, a number of liouses dating from tht Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and .Sixteenth cen- turies, a college, and a library. Population, in 1901. of town, 5562: of conniuuie. TUrt. During the Middle Ages Chateaudun was the residence of the Counts of Dunois: it was burned by the Ger- mans in 1870. Consult Cn coin de I'ancien Dunois (Chateaudun, 1869).

CHATEAUGAY, sh:it'6-ga'. Battle of. An engagtiiiciil un October 25. 1813, at the junction of the Chateaugay ami Oiitarde rivers in Xew ^ ork State, between 1000 English, strongly in- trenched, and about 4000 Americans, the latter being defeated, owing to the incapacity of their leader. General Hampton, who brought less than half of his troops into action. The loss of the Americans was 38. that of the British, 25.

CHATEAUNEUF DE RANDON, sha'to'nef de riiN'dON' ( l*'r.. Castle of Kandon, the hill on which it is situated). A village of France, in the Department of Loz&re, 12 miles northeast of ilende. celebrated in connection with an incident of the Hundred Years' War. In 1380 the fort- ress, then held by the English, was besieged by the troops of Charles V., under the command of the gallant Du Guesclin. The English governor, hard pressed, promised to yield in fifteen days, if no succor arrived. In the meantime, Du Gues- clin died, and his successor at the end of the fifteen days summoned the governor to surrender. He refused to give the keys to any one except Du (Jueselin ; and when told that he was dead, marched out, and on bended knee laid the keys and his sword on Du Ouesclin's bier. A monu- ment commemorating the death of Du Guesclin was erected in 1820.

CHATEAURENAULT, sha't6're-n6',, CHATEAURENAUT, -rf-n6'. or CHATEATJREGNATJD. -rtiiyo'. FKvxroKs Loiis Roisseixt, Maripijs de ( HjijT-lTlfi). A French vice-admiral. In 1673, while in command of five ships, he dispersed a fleet of eight vessels under Admiral de Kuyter in the Xorth Sea. and in 1077 with six vessels he defeated a Dutch fleet of twenty- five vessels under Admiral Evertzen off the coast of Spain. He was also commander-in-chief of the fleet sent to Ireland by Louis XIV. to sup- port the cause of James II. He became a marshal of France in 1703.

CHATEAUROUX, shi'ti'roo' (named in honor of Prince Raoul of Dcols, who founded it in the Tenth Century). A town of France, capital of the Department of Indre. situated on the left bank of the river Indre, 166 miles south of Paris by railway (Map: France, H ol. The town, which was formerly dirty and ill built, has been greatly improved within the last few de- cades. Itj^ gloomy castle on a hill above the river was the prison of Cardinal Richelieu's niece, the Princesse de CondO, during 23 years. The town has extensive factories of woolen and cut- ton uoods, hosiery, yarn, hats, paper, parchment, hardware, tobacco, "and leather. Population, in 1901, of town, 21,058; of commune, 24,957,

CHATEAUROUX, Marie Anne, Duchesse de ( 17 17-44 I . A (hiiighler of Marquis du Nesle and favorite of Louis XV. She was born in Paris, and after the death of her husband. Marquis de la Tournelle, succeeded her three sisters as the favorite of Louis XV, of France, who made her the Duchess of Chateauroux (1743). During the war of 1744 she accompanied the King as far as Metz, where he was taken ill, and was pre- vailed upon by the Bishop of Soissons to dismiss her. Upon his return to Paris, however, she con- sented to a reconciliation on condition that her principal enemies at Ccmrt should be biuiished. She died soon afterwards, probably through violence. Consult Gay. Madame la duchesse de Chateauroux (Paris, "l839).

CHATEAU-THIERRY, sha'tytyarre' (named in honor of Theudcrich or Thierry IV.. for whom it was foimded by Charles Martel in the Eighth Century). The capital of an arron- dissenient in the Department of .isne, France, situated on the river Marne, 59 miles from Paris by rail. Its chief buildings are a com- mercial college, a public library, an old cathedral, luiy (Map: France, K 3). It has manufactures of musical instruments and woolen yarn. Popu- lation, in 1901. of town. 6501; of commune. 7083. The position of Chfiteau-Thierry has sub- jected it to many disasters. It was captured by the English in 1421, by Charles V. in 1545. by the Spanish in 1591; was pillaged in the Fronde wars in 1652. and suffered severely in the Xapo- leonic campaign of 1814. Chateau-Thierry was the birthplace" of La Fontaine. Consult Poquet, Histoire de Chateau-Thierry (Chateau-Thierry, 2 vols. 1839-40).
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CHATEAUX EN ESPAGNE, aN nS'spa'ny' (Fr.. castles in Spainl. Romance castles; castles in the air: clay-dreams.

CHATELAIN, sha'tlax'. See Castellan.

CHATELAIN DE COUCY ET DE LA DAME DE FAYEL, sha'tlax' de koo'se' a ie 1:1 dam df fayel'. HisTOiRE Dl' ( Fr.. history of the Chatelain of Coucy and the Lady of Fayel ). A French romance founded on the quasi-historical loves of Renaud. Chatelain de Coucy. and belonging to the Thirteenth Century. edition by 'SI. Crapelet appeared in Paris in 1829. See CofCY, Renaid, C. de.

CHATELET, sha'tli'. A town of Belgium in the Pruvincp of Hainaut. situated a few miles east of Charleroi on the Sambre (Map: Belgium. C 4). It contains a number of smelting-works and iron-foundries. In its vicinity is the town of Chatelineau with a population of nearlv 13,- 000. Population of Chatelet (1900), 11,867.

CHATELET (Fr., a little castle). A fortification placed at the entrance to towns or at the mouth of rivers. The most noted chatelets were the large and small chatelets of Paris. That either one was built by .Julius Caesar is purely mythical; but it would seem that Charles the Bald spoke of them in his capitulary of 887, as a defense against the Normans. The great