Louis Charles Antoine Desaix 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. He was considered one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary Wars.
Posthumous portrait by Andrea Appiani, 1800, made after Desaix's death mask and commissioned by René Savary, his aide-de-camp
Portrait of General Desaix made in 1798, during the French campaign in Egypt, by André Dutertre
Engraving by Fiesinger of a portrait by Jean-Urbain Guérin, 1798
Portrait of Louis Desaix.
The Battle of Amberg, fought on 24 August 1796, resulted in an Habsburg victory by Archduke Charles over a French army led by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. This engagement marked a turning point in the Rhine campaign, which had previously seen French successes.
Battle of Amberg