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

    

Antoine Digonet

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1763

Place of Birth: Crest, Auvergne-RhĂ´ne-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1811

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Antoine Digonet

  • 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 VendĂ©e.
  • 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 AndrĂ© MassĂ©na 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.

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