Jean Léchelle or Jean L'Échelle (2 April 1760 – 11 November 1793) briefly commanded a French army during the French Revolutionary Wars. Having served...

informed Jean Léchelle of the situation, who was the chief general of the Army of the West, and he approved. The military competencies of Léchelle were known...

Charles Aimé de Royrand Jean-Nicolas Stofflet Republican leaders: Louis-Alexandre Berthier Jean-Baptiste Carrier Lazare Hoche Jean-Baptiste Kléber Antoine...

Loire-Inferieure. The decree was put into effect on 6 October when Jean Léchelle assumed command. Jean Baptiste Kléber remained in charge of the Army of Mayence...

Lecapitaine (général de brigade) François-Joseph Lecat (général de brigade) Jean Léchelle (général de division) Joseph (Giuseppe) Lechi (général de division)...

Jean Léchelle. However, his incompetence soon became well known. As a result, several representatives-on-mission unofficially granted command to Jean-Baptiste...

served especially in the War in the Vendée, for a short time succeeding Jean Léchelle as commander in chief of the Army of the West. He ended his career in...

Kléber and Marceau advised caution, Léchelle and the representatives insisted on an advance the next day. Unwisely, Léchelle ordered that the 25,000-man army...

and fall back at Beaupréau, thus abandoning the town to the republicans. Jean Tabeur, Paris contre la Province, les guerres de l'Ouest, éditions Economica...

Belligerents First French Republic Vendée Royalist Commanders and leaders Jean Léchelle Jean-Baptiste Kléber François Joseph Westermann Michel de Beaupuy (WIA)...