Alexis Chalbos

Alexis François Chalbos (6 March 1736 – 17 March 1803) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.

Alexis Chalbos
Born6 March 1736
Cubières, France
Died17 March 1803(1803-03-17) (aged 67)
Mainz, Germany
AllegianceKingdom of France Kingdom of France
France Republican France
Service/branchArmy
Years of serviceKingdom of France 1751–1792
France 1792–1803
RankGeneral of Division
Commands heldArmy of the West
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of Saint Louis

In 1751, he joined the régiment de Normandie as a private. In June 1789 he was promoted to captain, then to general in 1793. He served especially in the War in the Vendée, for a short time succeeding Jean Léchelle as commander in chief of the Army of the West. He ended his career in command of the forces in the stronghold at Mainz.

Sources

  • Clerget, Charles (1905). Tableaux des Armées Françaises pendant les Guerres de la Révolution. Paris: Librarie Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  • Michelet, Jules. Histoire de la Révolution française. Vol. 1. ISBN 2-221-08884-0.


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