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Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (French: [lwi ʃaʁl ɑ̃twan dəzɛ]) (17 August 1768 – 14 June 1800) was a French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars. According to the usage of the time, he took the name Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux .
Louis-Charles-Antoine Desaix de Veygoux (born Aug. 17, 1768, near Riom, France—died June 14, 1800, Marengo [Italy]) was a French military hero who led forces in the German, Egyptian, and Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars (from 1792). The son of Gilbert-Antoine Desaix, Seigneur de Veygoux, he was known at first as the ...
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Died: June 14, 1800. Cause of Death: Killed in action. Place of Death: Marengo, Italy. Arc de Triomphe: DESAIX on the south pillar. Pronunciation: Born to a noble but poor family, Louis-Charles-Antoine Desaix is considered to be one of the best generals of the Revolutionary Wars.
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With masterful maneuvers, a young Napoleon Bonaparte sees defeat and victory in a single day at the Battle of Marengo. This article appears in: Winter 2024. By Eric Niderost.
Bonaparte realized the true position and issued orders at 11:00 am to recall the detachment under Général de Division (GdD) Louis Desaix while he moved his reserve forward. On the Austrian left, Ott's column had taken Castel Ceriolo, and its advance guard moved south to attack Lannes' flank.
Jun 6, 2023 · That same day, the French were joined by General Louis Desaix, one of the most capable commanders of Napoleon's Campaign in Egypt and Syria who had only just returned from Egypt. Desaix was immediately given command of a corps.
May 14, 2024 · Battle of Marengo, (June 14, 1800), narrow victory for Napoleon Bonaparte in the War of the Second Coalition, fought on the Marengo Plain about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Alessandria, in northern Italy, between Napoleon’s approximately 28,000 troops and some 31,000 Austrian troops under Gen. Michael Friedrich von Melas; it resulted in the Frenc...
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