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Louis Claude Monnet De Lorbeau
Louis Claude Monnet de Lorbeau ( Mougon, Deux-Sèvres 1 January 1766 – Paris, 8 June 1819) was a French general, most notable for his failure to prevent the landing of the Walcheren expedition. Life He commanded the National Guard of Sainte-Néomaye from 1789 to 1792, but only joined the regular army on 28 March 1793, as a captain in the 36th Battalion of the Deux-Sèvres and Charente, nicknamed ''le Vengeur''. He took part in the campaigns of 1790 to 1793 during the War in the Vendée. Always at a perilous post, he fought with distinction and won his generals' confidence. In 1790, in the Fontenay affair, the 4,000-strong Republican army was attacked by 30,000 men and the brigade in which Monnet was serving was for an instant shaken by the terrible artillery fire. However, hearing of Monnet's courage, they soon formed ranks and charged this artillery, encouraging the following troops to capture the artillery from the insurgents and thus beat them into retreat. In 1791 he won new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mougon
Mougon () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Deux-Sèvres Departments of France, department in western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the short-lived commune Mougon-Thorigné, that was merged into the new commune Aigondigné on 1 January 2019. 13 November 2018 Population See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres departmentReferences Former communes of Deux-Sèvres Populated places disestablished in 2017 {{DeuxSèvres-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |