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COMMANDER // 1750–1810

Jacques-François Menou

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Lifespan

1750 – 1810

1750176017701780179018001810War in the Vendée · 1793-1796French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Battle of Chemillé — April 11, 1793 · French Republic · War in the VendéeBattle of Saumur — June 9, 1793 · French Republic · War in the VendéeBattle of Vihiers — July 18, 1793 · Republican France · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1793 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 43.

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Jacques-François de Menou, Baron of Boussay was a French Army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his role in the unsuccessful French invasion of Egypt and Syria, where Menou converted to Islam and was renamed Abdallah de Menou.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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