COMMANDER // 1766–1811
Jean-Baptiste Salme
divisional generalFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1766 – 1811
Active service 1799 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 33.
Profile
Jean-Baptiste Salme or Salm was a French general. He led French troops in several actions during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Several times he landed in trouble by associating with the wrong people, including his wife who tried to kill him. He served alongside Jacques MacDonald when they were both generals of brigade in the Flanders Campaign in 1794. Still commanding only a brigade, he served in MacDonald's army in Italy during 1799 and in Spain during 1810.
Battles (1)
1799