Though Bécherel was in the heart of the territory claimed by the Chouan royalists in the 1789 French Revolution, others would support the Republic especially after 1794 when the worst of the blood letting came to an end with the execution of Robespierre. The anniversary of the king's execution was still being widely celebrated each January 21 at the start of the twentieth century. Sadly the Chouan freedom fighters may not be so well remembered.