François Lanusse
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François Lanusse | |
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Born | 3 November 1772 Habas, Landes |
Died | 21 March 1801 Canope, Egypt | (aged 28)
Allegiance | France |
Service | Infantry |
Years of service | 1792-1801 |
Rank | General of Division |
Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars |
François Lanusse (3 November 1772 – 21 March 1801) was a French general of division of the Revolutionary Wars. He was killed at the Battle of Canope on 21 March 1801, during the Egyptian campaign.[1][2] Lanusse was the general of the French army in the Battle of Mandora.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Charavay, Jacques (1893). Les généraux morts pour la patrie 1792-1871, Tome 1 (in French). Paris: Au Siége de la Société. pp. 92–93.
- ^ Six, Georges (1934). Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire: 1792-1814 - Tome 2 (in French). Paris: Librairie historique et nobiliaire. p. 55.