Étienne Charlet
| Étienne Charlet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 1756 Dijon, France |
| Died |
27 November 1795 (aged 39) Loano, Italy |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France France |
| Service/branch | Cavalry, Infantry |
| Years of service |
1773–1785 1792–1795 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles/wars | |
Étienne Charlet (8 April 1756 – 27 November 1795) became a division commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and was fatally wounded in action in Italy. He enlisted in the French Royal Army as a dragoon in 1773 and soon transferred to an infantry regiment. In 1782 during the Great Siege of Gibraltar he distinguished himself by saving a shipload of wounded French soldiers from drowning. He retired from military service three years later but joined the Paris National Guard in 1789. He became a captain in 1792 and during the War of the Pyrenees he was rapidly promoted to general of division by the end of 1793, fighting at Bascara in June 1795. Transferred to the Italian theater, he was shot down while leading his division at Loano and died five days later.
References
- Charavay, Jacques (1893). "Les Généraux Morts Pour La Patrie 1792-1871" (in French). Paris: Charavay père.
- Phipps, Ramsay Weston (2011). The Armies of the First French Republic: Volume III The Armies in the West 1793 to 1797 And, The Armies In The South 1793 to March 1796. 3. USA: Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 978-1-908692-26-9.
- Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.