Alexis Chalbos

Alexis Chalbos
Alexis Chalbos
Born	6 March 1736; Cubières, France
Died	17 March 1803 (aged 67); Mainz, Germany
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Republican France
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1751–1792; 1792–1803
Rank	General of Division
Commands held	Army of the West
Battles/wars	War in the Vendée Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte (1793); Second Battle of Châtillon (1793); Battle of Cholet (1793); Battle of Entrames (1793); ;
Awards	Order of Saint Louis

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.

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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