Guillaume Mirabel

Guillaume Mirabel (29 August 1744 – 13 August 1794) became a general of brigade in the army of Republican France during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was born in the south of France and enlisted in the French Royal Army as a dragoon in 1768. Appointed a cavalry instructor, he fought in the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees against the Kingdom of Spain. In 1793, he fought at the battles of Mas Deu, Perpignan, Peyrestortes, and Truillas, and was wounded four times. He led a brigade at Second Boulou in May 1794. A promising leader, Mirabel was killed in action while leading his troops at the Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga. MIRABEL is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.