Jacques Bernard d'Anselme
Jacques Bernard Modeste d'Anselme (22 July 1740, Apt - 17 September 1814, Paris) was a French general, notable as the first commander of the Army of the Var.
Biography
He became a knight of Saint Louis on 18 April 1770. During the American Revolution, he was a lieutenant colonel of the Regiment of Soissons. As lieutenant general, he took Nice and the fortresses of Mont Alban (French: Fort du mont Alban) and Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1792, but was defeated at Sospello and imprisoned until the revolution of Thermidor. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.
Sources
- Pierre Larousse, Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle, 15 volumes, 1863-1890.
- Louis Gabriel Michaud, Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne, 35 vol., 1773-1858.
- Georges Six, Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire, 2 vol. 1934.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Anselme, Jacques Bernard Modeste d'". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.
Persondata |
Name |
D'Anselme, Jacques Bernard |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
French general |
Date of birth |
22 July 1740 |
Place of birth |
Apt |
Date of death |
17 September 1814 |
Place of death |
Paris |