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 |
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| 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 1. ISBN 2-221-08884-0.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jean Léchelle |
Provisional Commander-in-chief of the Army of the West 28 October–15 November 1793 |
Succeeded by Jean Antoine Rossignol |
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