JOIN Louis-Lazare (Louis-Lazare Hoche)

Ghosh, Louis-Lazare (1768 - 1797) was born June 24, 1768, Mr.. The son of a retired soldier who lost his mother early, and brought up by his aunt, who was selling vegetables. In 15 years, began working assistant in the royal stables, groom in Montreuil, in 16 years would enlist in the colonial troops, but since had a superb physique, came to the French Guard. Since the beginning of the revolution 1789. remained in the Guard, a few months later was promoted to corporal in May 1792, Mr.. - A lieutenant, and in September the same year - in the captains. Distinguished themselves in the winter 1792-93 he. upon the occurrence of the French army in Belgium, the fall of 1793, Mr.. has commanded the army. Arrested twice: once on suspicion of complicity General Dumouriez, the second - for the denunciation of General Pichegru.

After leaving the prison after the Thermidor coup, was appointed commander of the armies in the west of France. April 20, 1795, Mr.. Ghosh signed a peace treaty with the marshals of Vendee, 21 July 1795, Mr.. surrounded and utterly routed two divisions of French immigrants who landed on the peninsula of Quiberon. 748 nobles emigrants taken up arms and dressed in a British form were shot on the spot. At the end of 1796, Mr.. led a military expedition to Ireland, which ended in failure. In 1797, Mr.. commanded Sambre-Maasskuyu army and successfully crossed the Rhine. In early September 1797, Mr.. Ghosh sent troops to Paris to assist the Government in the implementation directory antiroyalistskogo coup. Becoming the most popular general of the French republic (perhaps with the exception of Napoleon), died unexpectedly Sept. 19, 1797, allegedly from pneumonia.