Pierre-Joseph Bourcet

Pierre-Joseph Bourcet
Born1 March 1700
Usseaux (then in France, now Italy)
Died14 October 1780(1780-10-14) (aged 80)
Meylan
AllegianceKingdom of France
BranchEngineers
Service years1718–1780
RankLieutenant-général des armées du roi
ConflictsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War

Pierre-Joseph Bourcet (1 March 1700 – 14 October 1780) was a French tactician, general, chief of staff, mapmaker and military educator. He was the son of Daniel-André Bourcet and of Marie-Magdeleine Legier.

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