Marquis de Choisy
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Claude Gabriel, Marquis de Choissey (French: Claude Gabriel de Choisy) was a French general who served in Poland in the 1770s, and then in North America during the American Revolutionary War.
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Born | 27 January 1723 Moulins, Kingdom of France |
Died | 1800 Montfermeil |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
Service/ | French Army |
Years of service | 1741–1793 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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De Choissey was at the siege of Yorktown in command of Lauzun's Legion and General George Weedon's Virginia militia, and at Gloucester, Virginia, under the command of Rochambeau, opposite Banastre Tarleton. Awarded the Libertas Americana medal for his service, he returned to France in 1783 and retired from active duty in 1793.