Biscarrat

Also known as: Georges de Biscarrat / M. Biscarrat / Monsieur de Biscarrat · Family: royal troops · Role: officer · First appears: Chapter 46

In chapter 46, Georges de Biscarrat, an officer of the royal troops, identifies himself to Aramis and Porthos: “I am called Georges de Biscarrat.” As their prisoner, he reveals D’Artagnan’s resignation and departure, explains that the attack on Belle-Isle is a feint, and warns that its leaders are to be killed in combat or hanged afterward. Though he calls Aramis and Porthos his friends, he departs on a horse given by Aramis to report the islanders’ submission and seek clemency for them.

In chapter 47, Biscarrat leads the king’s guards toward Locmaria, mounted on Aramis’s gray horse, and becomes their enemy; Aramis orders that he be killed first because he knows them. Captured again in chapter 48, Biscarrat swears loyalty and is released to mislead the guards, then returns as an envoy for the defenders holding Belle-Isle for Fouquet. He warns against the assault, but when the guards advance he volunteers to lead the first platoon, declaring, “I do not go to kill, I go to be killed.” In chapter 49, Porthos kills him with an iron bar during the assault.