COMMANDER // 1772–1802
Charles Leclerc
major generalFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1772 – 1802
Active service 1797 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 25.
Profile
Divisional-General Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc was a French Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars. He was the husband of Pauline Bonaparte, the younger sister of Napoleon. In 1801, Leclerc was appointed commander of the Saint-Domingue expedition with the goal of restoring French rule and slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue and deposing Governor-General Toussaint Louverture. The expedition defeated Louverture's army and deported him to France, but Leclerc died of yellow fever after the colony's Black population revolted against French rule.
Battles (1)
1797
Battle of RivoliFrench Revolutionary Wars · French Republic