Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire | |
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Born | Ribemont, France | 4 September 1766
Died | 5 June 1809 Vienna, Austria | (aged 42)
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Service/ | Infantry |
Years of service | 1777-1809 |
Rank | General of division |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Count of the Empire |
Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [lwi vɛ̃sɑ̃ ʒozɛf lə blɔ̃ kɔ̃t də sɛ̃t‿ilɛʁ]; 4 September 1766 – 5 June 1809) was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars,[1] described by Lejeune as "the pride of the army, as remarkable for his wit as for his military talents."[2]