Jacques Bernard d'Anselme

Jacques Bernard d'Anselme
Born	22 July 1740 (1740-07-22) Apt, Vaucluse, France
Died	17 September 1814 (1814-09-18) (aged 74) Paris, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France France
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	?–1792 1792–1793, 1798–1814
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War War of the First Coalition Capture of Nice (1792) Raid on Oneglia (1792)
Awards	Order of Saint-Louis, 1770 Légion d'Honneur, 1805

Jacques Bernard Modeste d'Anselme (22 July 1740, Apt - 17 September 1814, Paris) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Army, notable as the first commander of the Army of the Var which soon became the Army of Italy. He fell under suspicion, was removed from command and placed under arrest, but he survived the Reign of Terror. ANSELME is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 23.

Biography

He became a knight of Saint Louis on 18 April 1770. During the American Revolution, he was a lieutenant colonel of the Regiment of Soissons. As lieutenant general, he took Nice and the fortresses of Mont Alban (French: Fort du mont Alban) and Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1792, but was defeated at Sospello and imprisoned until the revolution of Thermidor. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.

References

• Pierre Larousse, Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle, 15 volumes, 1863-1890.
• Louis Gabriel Michaud, Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne, 35 vol., 1773-1858.
• Georges Six, Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire, 2 vol. 1934.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: 

Military offices
Preceded by New organization	Commander-in-chief of the Army of Italy 7 November–26 December 1792	Succeeded by Gaspard Jean-Baptiste Brunet