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COMMANDER // 1748–1839

Claude Vaubois

divisional generalFrance2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1748 – 1839

1750177518001825French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Battle of Calliano — November 6, 1796 · First French Republic · French Revolutionary WarsSiege of Malta — September 2, 1798 · France · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1796–1798 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 48.

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Divisional-General Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois was a French Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his unsuccessful defence of Malta from 1798 to 1800. On 20 August 1808, he was made a Count of the Empire. De Vaubois' name was inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe' Kléber Arch.

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Battles (2)

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