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French Republican military leaders killed in the French Revolutionary Wars

  • Jean-Baptiste KléberJean-Baptiste Kléber was born on the 9th of March 1753 in Strasbourg, where his father worked as a master builder. This humble origin shaped the early…
  • Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772)Charles Leclerc was born on the 17th of March 1772 in Pontoise, Île-de-France. He volunteered to join the French Royal Army in 1791 as a second lieutenant.
  • Louis DesaixLouis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux entered the world on the 17th of August 1768 inside the Château d'Ayat. His father Gilbert des Aix held the title…