Antoine Digonet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antoine Digonet

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1763

Place of Birth: Crest, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1811

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Antoine Digonet (23 January 1763 – 17 March 1811) commanded a French brigade during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
He joined the French Royal Army and fought in the American Revolutionary War as a foot soldier.
In 1792 he was appointed officer of a volunteer battalion.
He fought the Spanish in the War of the Pyrenees and was promoted to general officer.
Later he was transferred to fight French royalists in the War in the Vendée.
In 1800 he was assigned to the Army of the Rhine and led a brigade at Stockach, Messkirch and Biberach.
Shortly after, he was transferred to Italy.
In 1805 he fought under André Masséna at Caldiero.
He participated in the 1806 Invasion of Naples and led his troops against the British at Maida where his brigade put up a sturdy resistance.
After briefly serving in the 1809 war, he took command of Modena and died there of illness in 1811.
He never married.