Jean Joseph Amable Humbert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Saint-Nabord, Grand Est, France
About Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
- General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert (22 August 1767 – 3 January 1823) was a French soldier, a participant in the French Revolution, who led a failed invasion of Ireland to assist Irish patriots in 1798.
- Born in the townland of La Coâre Saint-Nabord, outside Remiremont Vosges, he was a sergeant in the National Guard of Lyon.
- He rapidly advanced through the ranks to become brigadier general on 9 April 1794 and fought in the Western campaigns before being allocated to the Army of the Rhine.
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