Jacques Fromentin

Jacques Pierre Fromentin
Jacques Pierre Fromentin
Born	2 August 1754; Alençon, France
Died	19 October 1830 (aged 76); Marbaix, Nord, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; France
Years of service	1778–1787; 1791–1799
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of Sadras (1782); Battle of Providien (1782); Battle of Trincomalee (1782); ; War of the First Coalition Battle of Hondschoote (1793); Battle of Wattignies (1793); Battle of Le Cateau (1794); Battle of Beaumont (1794); Battle of Grandreng (1794); Battle of Erquelinnes (1794); Battle of Gosselies (1794); ;

Jacques Pierre Fromentin (2 August 1754 – 19 October 1830) led a French division during the Flanders Campaign of 1793–1794. Having served in the French Royal Army for ten years, he was appointed lieutenant colonel of a volunteer battalion in 1791. The mass emigration of aristocratic generals, and suspicion of those who stayed, left the First French Republic desperate to create new general officers, preferably from non-nobles. After leading his battalion at Hondschoote, Fromentin was very rapidly promoted to general of division in September 1793 and led a division at Wattignies the following month. In 1794, he led a combat division at Le Cateau, Beaumont, Grandreng, Erquelinnes and Gosselies. By this time, it was plain that he had only modest military ability and he was replaced. He served as a fortress commandant in 1794 and 1795 before retiring from the army in 1799.

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