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COMMANDER // 1768–1800

Louis Desaix

divisional generalFranceFrance5 battles4 wars

Lifespan

1768 – 1800

1770177517801785179017951800War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Battle of Neresheim — August 11, 1796 · French Republic · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Rastatt — July 5, 1796 · French Republic · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of the Pyramids — July 21, 1798 · French Republic · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Marengo — June 14, 1800 · French Republic · Napoleonic WarsSecond Italian Campaign — January 1, 1800 · France · War of the Second Coalition

Active service 1796–1800 — 5 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 28.

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Battles (5)

Last verified June 2026
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