Louis Desaix | |
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![]() Posthumous portrait by Andrea Appiani, 1800, made after Desaix's death mask and commissioned by René Savary, his aide-de-camp | |
Born | 17 August 1768 Ayat-sur-Sioule, Kingdom of France |
Died | 14 June 1800 Spinetta Marengo, Italy | (aged 31)
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1783–1800 |
Rank | General of Division |
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Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (French: [lwi ʃaʁl ɑ̃twan dəzɛ]) (17 August 1768 – 14 June 1800) was a French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars. According to the usage of the time, he took the name Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux. He was considered one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary Wars.