Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire | |
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| Born | 4 September 1766 Ribemont, France |
| Died | 5 June 1809 (aged 42) Vienna, Austria |
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| Allegiance |  France |
| Service | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1777-1809 |
| Rank | General of division |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Count of the Empire |
Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [lwi vɛ̃sɑ̃ ʒozɛf lə blɔ̃ kɔ̃t də sɛ̃t‿ilɛʁ]; 4 September 1766 – 5 June 1809) was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars,[1] described by Lejeune as "the pride of the army, as remarkable for his wit as for his military talents."[2]
- ^ Fierro, Alfredo; Palluel-Guillard, André; Tulard, Jean (1995). Histoire et Dictionnaire du Consulat et de l'Empire (in French). Paris: Robert Laffont. p. 1075. ISBN 2-221-05858-5.
- ^ Lejeune, Louis-François (1897). Memoirs of Baron Lejeune. Vol. 1. London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 281.