Employed in the king's stables, he became a sergeant in the National Guard. Commanding the army of Moselle in 1793, he pushed back the Austrians and the Prussians. Imprisoned as a suspect following a denunciation by Pichegru, he was released after 9 Thermidor. From 1794 to 1796, he pacified the Vendée, putting an end to the royalists' last attempt at Quiberon. Thanks to his qualities of listening and tolerance, he manages to sign the agreements of La Jaunaie with Charette. After the failure of the expedition to Ireland (ships dispersed by a storm), he commanded the army of Sambre-et-Meuse. He refused a post as minister of war, and he died of tuberculosis.
Republic After the Marian reform, the ranks in the Roman army are as follows General officers * Imperator:victorious general. Title granted by acclamations by the army to its leader. The command of the Roman army is generally entrusted to a consul, the highest magistrate of the city of Rome. *