Lazare Hoche
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Divisional-General Louis Lazare Hoche was a French Army officer and politician who served as the Minister of War in 1797. He enlisted in the French Royal Army's French Guards Regiment in 1784, and joi
Portrait by Jean-Louis Laneuville, c. 1801
Hoche's birthplace
1902 statue by Jules Dalou commemorating Hoche's victory in Quiberon
Cartoon by James Gillray mocking the failure of Hoche's expedition to Ireland
Battle of Neuwied (1797)
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The Battle of Neuwied saw Lazare Hoche lead part of the French Army of Sambre-et-Meuse against Franz von Werneck's Austrian army. The French attack surprised their enemies and broke through their line
Lazare Hoche
…his return, Hoche was at once transferred to the Rhine frontier as commander of the Army of Sambre and Meuse, where he defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Neuwied on 18 April 1797, though operations were soon afterwards brought to an end by the Preliminaries of Leoben. In July 1797, Hoche was appointed the Minister…
Battle of Neuwied by Victor Adam, 1836