Alexandre Camille Taponier

Alexandre Camille Taponier commanded an infantry division in several battles during the French Revolutionary Wars. He joined the French Royal Army in 1767. He became a chef de bataillon onOctober 1793 and a general of division less than two months later onNovember, a speed of promotion that is astonishing. He led his division at the end of 1793 in the battles of Kaiserslautern, Froeschwiller and Second Wissembourg.

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