Anne Charles Basset Montaigu
| Anne Charles Basset de Montaigu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 June 1751 Versailles |
| Died |
8 May 1821 (aged 69) Lunéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France |
| Allegiance |
 First French Empire
|
| Service/branch | Maréchaussée until 1791 reform. Infantry. |
| Years of service | 1768–1811 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Chevalier, Legion of Honor |
Kingdom of France French First Republic
Anne Charles Basset de Montaigu, born 10 June 1751 in Versailles (Yvelines), died 8 May 1821 at Luneville (Meurthe-et-Moselle ) was a general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Tainted by his association with Charles Pichegru, he was cleared by a courts-martial in 1797, and served subsequently in the Army of the Danube and in the Grande Armée until his retirement from military service in 1811.
Born on 10 June 1751, in Versailles, he entered military service on 6 April 1768, in the Gendarmerie in France, and served there until the reform of this body on 1 April 1788. On 1 September 1791, he was appointed adjutant of the 3rd battalion of volunteers of the Meurthe and on 18 October 1792, he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, commanding the battalion. On 1 May 1793, he captured two Prussian-occupied villages near Valenciennes. He was promoted to brigadier general on 1 November 1793, by General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, and confirmed in his rank the following 31 December. On 21 May 1794, he joined the Army of the Sambre and Meuse.
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