Louis Charles Armand Fouquet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis Charles Armand Fouquet

French general and diplomat

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1693

Place of Birth: Agde, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1747

Profession: military personnel, diplomat

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Louis Charles Armand Fouquet

  • Louis Charles Armand Fouquet, known as Chevalier de Belle-Isle (19 September 1693 in Agde – 19 July 1747 at the Battle of Assietta) was a French general and diplomat.
  • He was the younger brother to Marshal Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle.He served as a junior officer in the War of the Spanish Succession and as brigadier in the campaign of 1734 on the Rhine and Moselle, where he won the grade of MarΓ©chal de camp.
  • He was employed under his brother in political missions in Bavaria and in Swabia in 1741–1742, became a lieutenant-general, fought in Bohemia, Bavaria and the Rhine countries in 1742–1743, and was arrested and sent to England with the marshal in 1744.
  • On his release he was given a command in the Army of Piedmont.
  • He fell a victim to his romantic bravery at the battle of Assietta on 19 July 1746.

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