Jean Charles Abbatucci

Jean Charles Abbatucci
Born	15 November 1771 Zicavo
Died	2 December 1796 Huningue
Allegiance	French Republic
Service/branch	French Army
Years of service	1787-1796
Rank	général de division
Awards	Name engraved on Arc de triomphe

Jean Charles Abbatucci or Abatucci (15 November 1771 - 2 December 1796) was a French general during the War of the First Coalition. His name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe.

The son of the general Jacques Pierre Abbatucci, Jean Charles was born in Zicavo, Corsica, and studied at the military school in Metz, leaving it in 1787 aged 16 to join the 2nd regiment of foot artillery as a sous-lieutenant. At the start of the 1792 campaign he was still only a captain of artillery, but his brilliant conduct brought him to the rank of lieutenant colonel before the end of 1792. In 1793 he moved to France's newly formed horse artillery. In 1794 Jean-Charles Pichegru chose Abbatucci as capitaine premier, the general's aide de camp and together they led the campaign in Holland.

Jean Victor Marie Moreau then gave Abbatucci and generals Bellavène, Decaen and Montrichard the task of organising the Rhine crossing at Kehl, which was carried out on 26 June 1796. Abbatucci fought on the river Kitzing on 27 June and on 14 July that year fought a pitched battle at Schweighausen against the corps de Condé. These successes won him the rank of général de division (effective on 10 July 1796) and on 12 August he fought the Émigré rearguard at Wertheim which he had pursued as far as Erkheim. On 13 August he was defeated at Kammlach by the Duc d'Enghein and was forced to surrender with all his troops.

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