Proper noun
A surname.
A town in Alberta, Canada.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgFifteen thousand demonstrators, some of them armed, gathered in front of the Hôtel de Ville in pouring rain, calling for the resignation of Trochu and the proclamation of a commune. Source: Internet
Later in October, General Louis Jules Trochu launched a series of armed attacks to break the German siege, with heavy losses and no success. Source: Internet
President Trochu resigned on 25 January and was replaced by Favre, who signed the surrender two days later at Versailles, with the armistice coming into effect at midnight. Source: Internet
Shots were fired from the Hôtel de Ville, one narrowly missing Trochu, and the demonstrators crowded into the building, demanding the creation of a new government, and making lists of its proposed members. Source: Internet
While the formation of the new government was taking place inside the Hôtel de Ville, however, units of the National Guard and Garde Mobile loyal to General Trochu arrived and recaptured the building without violence. Source: Internet