Louis Marie Turreau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis Marie Turreau

French diplomat

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1756

Place of Birth: Évreux, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1816

Profession: military personnel, diplomat

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Louis Marie Turreau

  • Louis Marie Turreau (4 July 1756, Évreux, Eure – 10 December 1816, Conches), also known as Turreau de Garambouville or Turreau de Linières, was a French general officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.
  • He was most notable as the organisor of the colonnes infernales during the war in the Vendée, which massacred tens of thousands of Vendéens and ravaged the countryside.
  • He attained army command, but without notable military accomplishments.
  • Under the First French Empire, he pursued a career as a high functionary, becoming ambassador to the United States then a baron d'Empire.

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