Jean Léchelle
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Jean Léchelle or Jean L'Échelle briefly commanded a French army during the French Revolutionary Wars. Having served in the French Royal Army as a youth, the outbreak of the French Revolution found him
Siege of Valenciennes, 1793
Léchelle proved to be worse than the inept Jean Antoine Rossignol.
The Vendeans crossed the Loire at Saint-Florent.
Jean Baptiste Kléber was a capable subordinate but also a harsh critic.
Army of the Coasts of Brest
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The Army of the Coasts of Brest was a French Revolutionary Army formed on 30 April 1793 by splitting the Army of the Coasts into this army and the Army of the Coasts of Cherbourg. The formation was fi
Jean Canclaux
