Jean-Charles Pichegru, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Charles Pichegru

French general

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1761

Place of Birth: Arbois, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1804

Profession: military personnel, politician, military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jean-Charles Pichegru (16 February 1761 – 5 April 1804) was a distinguished French general of the Revolutionary Wars.
Under his command, French troops overran Belgium and the Netherlands before fighting on the Rhine front.
His royalist positions led to his loss of power and imprisonment in Cayenne, French Guiana during the Coup of 18 Fructidor in 1797.
After escaping into exile in London and joining the staff of Alexander Korsakov, he returned to France and planned the Pichegru Conspiracy to remove Napoleon from power, which led to his arrest and death.
Despite his defection, his surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3.