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
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| - Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye (en)
- Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye (fr)
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| - Anne François Augustin vicomte de La Bourdonnaye, né à Guérande le 18 juillet 1745 et mort à Dax le 6 octobre 1793, est un général français. (fr)
- Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye (Guérande, 18 luglio 1745 – Dax, 6 ottobre 1793) è stato un generale e nobile francese che comandò brevemente tre eserciti durante i primi anni della guerra della prima coalizione. (it)
- 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 (en)
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**Battle of Villinghausen
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**Siege of Lille (1792)
**Capture of Antwerp
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** Battle of the Bidassoa (en)
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