Louis-Marie Turreau | |
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| Nickname(s) | Turreau de Garambouville Turreau de Linières |
| Born | 4 July 1756 Évreux |
| Died | 10 December 1816 (aged 60) Conches |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France Kingdom of the French First French Republic First French Empire |
| Years of service | 1789–1814 |
| Rank | Général de division |
| Commands held | Armée des Pyrénées orientales Armée de l'Ouest |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars War in the Vendée |
| Awards | Knight of Saint-Louis Name inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe Baron of the Empire |
| Other work | Governor of Belle-Île French Ambassador to the United States |
Louis-Marie Turreau (French pronunciation: [lwi maʁi tyʁo]; 4 July 1756, Évreux, Eure – 10 December 1816, Conches), also known as Turreau de Garambouville or Turreau de Linières, was a French general officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He was most notable as the organiser of the colonnes infernales during the war in the Vendée, which massacred tens of thousands of Vendéens and ravaged the countryside. He attained army command, but without notable military accomplishments. Under the First French Empire, he pursued a career as a high functionary, becoming ambassador to the United States then a Baron of the Empire.