Jean-Baptiste Tholmé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean-Baptiste Tholmé

French general

Date of Birth: 11-May-1753

Place of Birth: Rocroi, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 08-Sep-1805

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Jean-Baptiste Tholmé

  • Jean-Baptiste Tholmé, (11 May 1753 – 8 September 1805), was a general of brigade in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
  • He was named chief of staff of the Army of the Moselle (3 August 1794).
  • During the Rhine Campaign of 1796, he led the main body of Ferino's division over the passage of the Lech and at the Battle of Friedberg.
  • He was born in Rocroy, in the village of Chaillevois, near Laon, diocese of Soissons.
  • He attended the School in Mezieres in 1768, where he studied engineering and geography, and was employed as an engineer in the corps of infantry.
  • In 1780, he was a colonel of Infantry.
  • He was an officer of the Legion of honor.
  • He served in Switzerland, in the campaign in the Grisons (1800–1802).
  • He was commandant of the army in Bologne in 1803.

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