Jean Castelbert de Castelverd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Montauban, Occitania, France
About Jean Castelbert de Castelverd
- Jean Castelbert de Castelverd (17 July 1743 – 10 August 1820) commanded a French division during the French Revolutionary Wars until he lost his nerve during a 1796 battle and was dismissed.
- In 1792 he assumed command of a volunteer unit.
- He fought in the War of the Pyrenees against the Kingdom of Spain, winning promotion to general of brigade in 1793 and general of division in 1795.
- The following year he and his division were sent from Belgium to reinforce the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse which was defending the line of the Lahn River.
- In the Battle of Limburg in September 1796 he abandoned his position in disobedience to orders even though his troops were not under enemy pressure.
- He was soon removed from command and retired from the army in 1801.
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