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COMMANDER // 1767–1794

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

Commissioners of the Committee of Public SafetyFrance1 battle1 war

Lifespan

17671794

17701775178017851790War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797Battle of Fleurus — June 26, 1794 · French Republic · War of the First Coalition

Active service 17941 battle across 1 war; first command at age 27.

Profile

Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just, sometimes nicknamed the Archangel of Terror, was a French revolutionary, political philosopher, member and president of the French National Convention, a Jacobin club leader, and a major figure of the French Revolution. The youngest person elected to the National Convention, he was a member of the Mountain faction and a steadfast supporter and close friend of Robespierre. He was swept away in Robespierre's downfall on 9 Thermidor, Year II.

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