François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
French general; Royalist supporter of Louis XVI (1739–1800) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé (19 November 1739 – 14 November 1800) was a French general and colonial administrator. After distinguishing himself in the Seven Years' War, he was appointed governor of Guadeloupe in 1768. His most well-known military exploits took place in the West Indies during the American War of Independence, where he was involved in the French capture of a number of British possessions. Following that war he returned to France, where he held military commands in the country's northeast at the time of the French Revolution. A committed Royalist, he was a leading conspirator involved in the royal family's failed flight in 1791, whose failure forced Bouillé into exile. He continued to be active in consultative roles to members of the First Coalition, which opposed the forces of Revolutionary France in the early years of the French Revolutionary War. He died in exile in London, and is mentioned as a hated Royalist in the French national anthem, La Marseillaise.
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François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé | |
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Governor of Guadeloupe | |
In office 1769–1771 | |
Preceded by | Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic |
Succeeded by | Louis François de Dion |
Governor general of the French Antilles | |
In office July 1777 – April 1783 | |
Preceded by | Robert, comte d'Argout |
Succeeded by | Claude-Charles de Damas de Marillac |
Personal details | |
Born | (1739-11-19)19 November 1739 Saint-Eblé, France |
Died | 14 November 1800(1800-11-14) (aged 60) London, Great Britain |
Spouse | Marie Louise Guillemette de Bègue |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
Branch/service | Army |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War American War of Independence Nancy affair |