COMMANDER // 1749–1822
Jacques Tilly
divisional generalFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1749 – 1822
Active service 1793 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 44.
Profile
Jacques-Louis-François Delaistre de Tilly became a general officer in the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a cavalry division in a number of battles during the Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
Battles (1)
1793
Battle of SavenayWar in the Vendée · French Republic