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Louis Desaix

1768 - 1800

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Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (French: [lwi ʃaʁl ɑ̃twan dəzɛ]) (17 August 1768 – 14 June 1800) was a French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars. According to the usage of the time, he took the name Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux. He was considered one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary Wars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Desaix is the 3,341st most popular politician (down from 2,562nd in 2019), the 1,019th most popular biography from France (down from 862nd in 2019) and the 237th most popular French Politician.

Louis Desaix is most famous for his role in the battle of Marengo in 1800.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Desaix ranks 3,341 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Tupper, Abdirashid Shermarke, Eleanor de' Medici, Musa Çelebi, Laurent Gbagbo, and Shamshi-Adad I. After him are Emperor Go-Sai, Alfonso I of Asturias, Shalmaneser V, Lucius Vitellius the Elder, Empress Genshō, and Colin Powell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Louis Desaix ranks 12. Before him are Friedrich Schleiermacher, Frederick VI of Denmark, Karađorđe, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, and Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom. After him are Nakşidil Sultan, Caroline of Brunswick, Lazare Hoche, Tecumseh, Jean-Robert Argand, and Marie-Guillemine Benoist. Among people deceased in 1800, Louis Desaix ranks 5. Before him are Jeongjo of Joseon, Alexander Suvorov, Jean-Baptiste Kléber, and Niccolò Piccinni. After him are Adélaïde of France, Peter von Biron, George XII of Georgia, Salawat Yulayev, Salomon Maimon, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Lorenzo Mascheroni.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Desaix ranks 1,019 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe de Vitry (1291), Roger Etchegaray (1922), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), Robert Doisneau (1912), Joseph Liouville (1809), and Georges Bernanos (1888). After him are Ernest Chausson (1855), Charlotte of Savoy (1441), Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836), Victoire of France (1733), Étienne Cabet (1788), and Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis Desaix ranks 237. Before him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (1772), Joan II of Navarre (1311), Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627), Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (1292), Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1725), and Chilperic I (539). After him are Victoire of France (1733), Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438), Theudebert II (585), Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486), Sigebert II (602), and Magdalena of France (1443).

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