Alexis Chalbos

Alexis Chalbos
Born	6 March 1736 Cubières, France
Died	17 March 1803(1803-03-17) (aged 67) Mainz, Germany
Allegiance	Kingdom of France Republican France
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1751–1792 1792–1803
Rank	General of Division
Commands held	Army of the West
Battles/wars	War in the Vendée Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte (1793) Second Battle of Châtillon (1793) Battle of Cholet (1793) Battle of Entrames (1793)
Awards	Order of Saint Louis

Alexis François Chalbos (6 March 1736 – 17 March 1803) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.

In 1751, he joined the régiment de Normandie as a private. In June 1789 he was promoted to captain, then to general in 1793. He served especially in the War in the Vendée, for a short time succeeding Jean Léchelle as commander in chief of the Army of the West. He ended his career in command of the forces in the stronghold at Mainz.

Sources

• Clerget, Charles (1905). Tableaux des Armées Françaises pendant les Guerres de la Révolution. Paris: Librarie Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie. Retrieved 31 July 2015. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Michelet, Jules. Histoire de la Révolution française. Vol. 1. ISBN 2-221-08884-0.