Jacques Philippe Bonnaud
| Jacques Philippe Bonnaud | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 September 1757 Bras, Var, France |
| Died |
30 March 1797 (aged 39) Bonn, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 France |
| Service/branch | Infantry |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles/wars |
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Jacques Philippe Bonnaud or Bonneau (11 September 1757 – 30 March 1797) commanded a French combat division in a number of actions during the French Revolutionary Wars. In April 1794, he reluctantly accepted command of a division that had been cut to pieces in its previous engagement, and this at a time when failed generals often were sent to the guillotine. He led his troops at Willems, Tourcoing, Ypres and in the invasion of the Dutch Republic. He fought in the War in the Vendée the following year. In the Rhine Campaign of 1796 he led a cavalry division in combat at Amberg, Würzburg and Limburg. He was badly wounded in the latter action and never recovered, dying at Bonn six months later. BONNEAU is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
References
- Broughton, Tony. "Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1791 to 1815: Bicquilley to Butraud". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- Phipps, Ramsay Weston (2011). The Armies of the First French Republic: Volume I The Armée du Nord. USA: Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 978-1-908692-24-5.
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