Alexis Chalbos

Alexis Chalbos
Born	6 March 1736 Cubières, Gévaudan, Kingdom of France
Died	17 March 1803(1803-03-17) (aged 67) Mainz, Germany
Military career
Allegiance	Kingdom of France Republican France
Branch	Army
Service years	1751–1792 1792–1803
Rank	General of Division
Commands	Army of the West
Conflicts	War in the Vendée Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte Second Battle of Châtillon Battle of Cholet Battle of Entrames
Awards	Order of Saint Louis

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

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 largely 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

• 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.

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