Jean Joseph Amable Humbert

Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
Jean Humbert
Service years1794–1815
ConflictsBattle of Castlebar
Battle of Ballinamuck 

General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒozɛf amabl ɛ̃bɛʁ]; 22 August 1767 – 3 January 1823) was a French military officer who participated in several notable military conflicts of the late 18th and early 19th century. Born in the townland of La Coâre Saint-Nabord, outside Remiremont in the Vosges department, he was a sergeant in the National Guard of Lyon. He rapidly advanced through the ranks to become brigadier general on 9 April 1794 and fought in the Western campaigns before being allocated to the Army of the Rhine. Humbert also participated in the United Irishman Rebellion and the War of 1812.