Lazare Hoche

Lazare Hoche
Portrait attributed to Jacques-Louis David, 1793
Born	24 June 1768 Versailles, France
Died	19 September 1797 (aged 29) Wetzlar, Holy Roman Empire
Allegiance	Kingdom of France Kingdom of France French Republic
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1784–1797
Rank	General of division
Commands	Army of Moselle Army of the Rhine Army of the Coasts of Cherbourg Army of the Coasts of Brest Army of the West Army of the Coasts of the Ocean Army of Sambre and Meuse
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars Flanders campaign War in the Vendée Invasion of France Chouannerie French Expedition to Ireland
Other work	Minister of War
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Louis Lazare Hoche ([lwi la.zaʁ ɔʃ]; 24 June 1768 – 19 September 1797) was a French military leader of the French Revolutionary Wars. He won a victory over Royalist forces in Brittany. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3. Richard Holmes describes him as "quick-thinking, stern, and ruthless... a general of real talent whose early death was a loss to France."^[1]