COMMANDER // 1737–1816
Augustin Lespinasse
divisional generalFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1737 – 1816
Active service 1794 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 57.
Profile
Augustin de Lespinasse commanded French artillery during the French Revolutionary Wars. After fighting in the Seven Years' War he switched to the artillery branch. He advanced in rank to major by 1788 and was attached to the Army of the Rhine in 1791. After transferring to the Army of the Western Pyrenees as chief of artillery, he directed the successful defence of the Sans Culottes Camp in February 1794. He was soon promoted to general of division but the Minister of War blocked his continued employment.
Battles (1)
1794