Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye

Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye (18 July 1745 – 6 October 1793) briefly commanded three armies during the early years of the War of the First Coalition. An aristocrat, he joined the French Royal Army as a cadet during the Seven Years' War and fought at Villinghausen. He rose through the ranks until he became a maréchal de camp (brigadier general) in 1788 and a lieutenant general in 1792. During the Valmy Campaign he was responsible for defending the northeast frontier. He led the short-lived Army of the Interior in September 1792 before taking charge of the Army of the Coasts for two and a half months in early 1793. He transferred to the Pyrenees front and became the interim commander of the Army of the Western Pyrenees in July 1793 before becoming ill and dying a few months later.

Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye
Born	18 July 1745 (1745-07-18) Guérande, France
Died	6 October 1793 (1793-10-07) (aged 48) Dax, Landes, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France France
Service / branch	Infantry, Cavalry
Years of service	1761–1792 1792–1793
Rank	General of Division
Commands	Army of the Interior Army of the Coasts Army of the Western Pyrenees
Battles / wars	Seven Years' War Battle of Villinghausen War of the First Coalition Siege of Lille Capture of Antwerp War in the Vendée War of the Pyrenees Battle of the Bidassoa

References

• Broughton, Tony (2006). "Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period: 1789-1814, Bicquilley to Butraud". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
• Clerget, Charles (1905). Tableaux des Armées Françaises pendant les Guerres de la Révolution. Paris: Librarie Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie. Retrieved 22 June 2015.