Alexis Chalbos
Alexis Chalbos | |
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Born | 6 March 1736 |
Died | 17 March 1803 67) | (aged
Allegiance |
Kingdom of France, First French Republic |
Service/branch | Army |
Years of service | 1751-1803 |
Rank | Général de division |
Commands held | Armée de l'Ouest, Mainz |
Battles/wars | War in the Vendée |
Alexis François Chalbos (1736–1803) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.
In 1751, he joined the régiment de Normandie as a private. In June 1789 he was promoted to captain, then to general in 1793. He served especially in the War in the Vendée, for a short time succeeding Thomas-Alexandre Dumas as commander in chief of the armée de l'Ouest. He ended his career in command of the forces in the stronghold at Mainz.
Sources
- (French) Histoire de la Révolution française, volume 1 by Jules Michelet ISBN 2-221-08884-0