Service/branch Infantry Rank Divisional general | Award Order of Saint Louis | |
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Born 22 July 1740Apt, Vaucluse, France ( 1740-07-22 ) Years of service ?–1792 1792–1793, 1798–1814 Battles/wars American Revolutionary WarWar of the First CoalitionCapture of Nice (1792)Raid on Oneglia (1792) Awards Order of Saint-Louis, 1770Légion d'Honneur, 1805 Battles and wars | ||
Jacques Bernard Modeste d'Anselme (22 July 1740, Apt - 17 September 1814, Paris) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Army, notable as the first commander of the Army of the Var which soon became the Army of Italy. He fell under suspicion, was removed from command and placed under arrest, but he survived the Reign of Terror. ANSELME is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 23.
Biography
He became a knight of Saint Louis on 18 April 1770. During the American Revolution, he was a lieutenant colonel of the Regiment of Soissons. As lieutenant general, he took Nice and the fortresses of Mont Alban (French: Fort du mont Alban) and Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1792, but was defeated at Sospello and imprisoned until the revolution of Thermidor. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.