Alexis François Chalbos (6 March 1736 – 17 March 1803) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.

Alexis Chalbos
Born6 March 1736
Cubières, France
Died17 March 1803(1803-03-17) (aged 67)
Mainz, Germany
AllegianceKingdom of France Kingdom of France
France Republican France
Service/branchArmy
Years of serviceKingdom of France 1751–1792
France 1792–1803
RankGeneral of Division
Commands heldArmy of the West
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of Saint Louis

In 1751, he joined the régiment de Normandie as a private. In June 1789 he was promoted to captain, then to general in 1793. He served especially in the War in the Vendée, for a short time succeeding Jean Léchelle as commander in chief of the Army of the West. He ended his career in command of the forces in the stronghold at Mainz.

Sources edit

  • Clerget, Charles (1905). Tableaux des Armées Françaises pendant les Guerres de la Révolution. Paris: Librarie Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  • Michelet, Jules. Histoire de la Révolution française. Vol. 1. ISBN 2-221-08884-0.
Military offices
Preceded by Provisional Commander-in-chief of the Army of the West
28 October–15 November 1793
Succeeded by