François Joseph Drouot de Lamarche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Wisches, Grand Est, France
About François Joseph Drouot de Lamarche
- François Joseph Drouot de Lamarche (14 July 1733 – 18 May 1814) briefly commanded a French army during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- He served in the French Royal Army as a cavalryman.
- In 1792 he was raised to the rank of general officer and fought at Valmy and Jemappes.
- The following year he led his troops at Neerwinden, was promoted to general of division and appointed to lead the Army of the North.
- Within three weeks he was defeated at Famars and resigned his army command.
- Soon afterward, he was denounced by the Revolutionary authorities and sacked, but he was lucky to escape the guillotine.
- A young Michel Ney served as his aide de camp.
- His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 5.
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