Louis Desaix

Louis Desaix
Louis Desaix
	Posthumous portrait by Andrea Appiani, 1800, commissioned by René Savary, his aide-de-camp
Born	17 August 1768; Ayat-sur-Sioule, Kingdom of France
Died	14 June 1800 (aged 31); Spinetta Marengo, Kingdom of Sardinia
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Kingdom of the French; French First Republic
Branch	Army
Service years	1783–1800
Rank	General of Division
Conflicts	French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Wissembourg; Battle of Maudach; Battle of Rastatt; Battle of Neresheim; Siege of Kehl; ; War of the Second Coalition Battle of the Pyramids; Battle of Marengo †; ;

Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (French: [lwi ʃaʁl ɑ̃twan dəzɛ]) (17 August 1768 – 14 June 1800) 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.