Jean-Étienne Championnet
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Jean-Étienne Vachier Championnet was a French Army officer who led a Republican French division in several important battles of the French Revolutionary Wars. He became commander-in-chief of the Army
General Jean-Étienne Championnet
Statue of general Championnet in Valence
Army of Italy (France)
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The Army of Italy was a field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. It is best known for its role during the French Revolutionary Wars and th
Jean-Étienne Championnet
…Army officer who led a Republican French division in several important battles of the French Revolutionary Wars. He became commander-in-chief of the Army of Rome in 1798 and of the Army of Italy in 1799. He died in early 1800 of typhus. His name is one of the names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3…
General Napoleon Bonaparte, commander of the Armée d'Italie on the bridge at Arcole
Soldiers of the Army of Italy saluting Napoleon in 1796
The Battle of Marengo by Louis-François Lejeune, 1801