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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.

Profile

Louis Charles Antoine Desaix was a French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars. According to the usage of the time, he took the name Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux. He was considered one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary Wars.

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Battles (5)

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