Lazare Hoche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lazare Hoche

French general

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1768

Place of Birth: Versailles, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1797

Profession: military personnel, military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Louis Lazare Hoche (24 June 1768 – 19 September 1797) was a French soldier who rose to be general of the Revolutionary army.
He won a victory over Royalist forces in Brittany.
His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3.
Richard Holmes says he was "quick-thinking, stern, and ruthless...a general of real talent whose early death was a loss to France."