Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Guérande, Pays de la Loire, France
About Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye
- Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye (18 July 1745 – 6 October 1793) briefly commanded three armies during the early years of the War of the First Coalition.
- An aristocrat, he joined the French Royal Army as a cadet during the Seven Years' War and fought at Villinghausen.
- He rose through the ranks until he became a maréchal de camp (brigadier general) in 1788 and a lieutenant general in 1792.
- During the Valmy Campaign he was responsible for defending the northeast frontier.
- He led the short-lived Army of the Interior in September 1792 before taking charge of the Army of the Coasts for two and a half months in early 1793.
- He transferred to the Pyrenees front and became the interim commander of the Army of the Western Pyrenees in July 1793 before becoming ill and dying a few months later.
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