Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye
Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye | |
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| Born | 18 July 1745 Guérande, France |
| Died | 6 October 1793 (aged 48) Dax, Landes, France |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France France |
| Branch | Infantry, Cavalry |
| Years of service | 1761–1792 1792–1793 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Commands | Army of the Interior Army of the Coasts Army of the Western Pyrenees |
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Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye (18 July 1745 – 6 October 1793) briefly commanded three armies during the early years of the War of the First Coalition. An aristocrat, he joined the French Royal Army as a cadet during the Seven Years' War and fought at Villinghausen. He rose through the ranks until he became a maréchal de camp (brigadier general) in 1788 and a lieutenant general in 1792. During the Valmy Campaign he was responsible for defending the northeast frontier. He led the short-lived Army of the Interior in September 1792 before taking charge of the Army of the Coasts for two and a half months in early 1793.[1] He transferred to the Pyrenees front and became the interim commander of the Army of the Western Pyrenees in July 1793 before becoming ill and dying a few months later.
References
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- Broughton, Tony (2006). "Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period: 1789-1814, Bicquilley to Butraud". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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