Louis Marie Turreau
Louis Marie Turreau | |
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c. 1800 portrait of Turreau by Louis Hersent | |
| Nicknames | Turreau de Garambouville Turreau de Linières |
| Born | 4 July 1756 Évreux, France |
| Died | 10 December 1816 (aged 60) Conches, France |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France French First Republic First French Empire |
| Branch | French Royal Army French Revolutionary Army French Imperial Army |
| Service years | 1789–1814 |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Commands | Army of the Western Pyrenees Army of the West |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Knight of Saint-Louis Baron of the Empire |
| Other work | Governor of Belle-Île French ambassador to the United States |
Divisional-General Louis Marie Turreau (French pronunciation: [lwi maʁi tyʁo]; 4 July 1756 – 10 December 1816) was a French Army officer and diplomat who served in the French Revolutionary Wars. He was most notable as the organiser of the infernal columns during the war in the Vendée, which massacred tens of thousands of Vendéens and ravaged the countryside. He attained army command, but without notable military accomplishments. Under the First French Empire, he pursued a career as a high functionary, serving as the French ambassador to the United States then a Baron of the Empire.