Claude Lecourbe
Claude Jacques Lecourbe | |
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Engraving by H. Rousseau (graphic designer), E. Mons (engraver), of General Lecourbe | |
| Born | 22 February 1758 Besançon, Franche-Comté, Feance |
| Died | 22 October 1815 (aged 57) Belfort, France |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France French First Republic First French Empire France |
| Branch | Army |
| Service years | 1777–1785 1789–1804 1814–1815 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Legion of Honour (Grand Cross) |
Claude Jacques Lecourbe (French pronunciation: [klod ʒak ləkuʁb]; 22 February 1759 – 22 October 1815) was a French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He was especially famed for his conduct in Switzerland and as a subordinate of General Jean Victor Marie Moreau.
He fell out of favour with Napoleon as a result of his closeness with Moreau and was out of service for a decade until recalled by the Bourbons where he would briefly attempt to stop Napoleon's restoration before switching sides and taking command of the defence of Belfort in 1815.
He would die soon after but before his death he gave testimony that would be used in the trial of Marshal Ney.