Name Alexis Chalbos Rank Divisional general | ||
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Battles/wars War in the VendeeBattle of Fontenay-le-Comte (1793)Second Battle of Chatillon (1793)Battle of Cholet (1793)Battle of Entrames (1793) Similar People Francois Joseph Westermann, Jean‑Nicolas Stofflet, Charles de Bonchamps, Henri de la Rochejaquelein, Jean Baptiste Kleber | ||
Years of service 1751–1792 1792–1803 Service/branch French Revolutionary Army | ||
Alexis François Chalbos (6 March 1736 – 17 March 1803) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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.
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