Alexis François Chalbos (6 March 1736 – 17 March 1803) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Alexis Chalbos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1736 Cubières, France |
| Died | 17 March 1803 (aged 67) Mainz, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France Republican France |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1751–1792 1792–1803 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Commands | Army of the West |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order 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
edit- 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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