Military Personnel

Louis Marie Turreau

French diplomat

1756 - 1816

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His biography is available in 13 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Marie Turreau is the 1,699th most popular military personnel, the 4,125th most popular biography from France and the 149th most popular French Military Personnel.

Louis Marie Turreau is most famous for commanding the "colonnes infernales" that committed mass atrocities against civilians during the War in the Vendée. A surprising lesser-known fact is that this French Army officer later served as ambassador to the United States from 1804 to 1810. His legacy remains a stark symbol of revolutionary terror and unchecked military brutality in French history.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Louis Marie Turreau ranks 1,699 out of 2,058. Before him are Vladimir Triandafillov, Francisco Ascaso, Antonio Maceo Grajales, Anton Tus, Bernhard Rogge, and Richard O'Connor. After him are Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Franciszek Kleeberg, Tang Enbo, Aleksandr Baryatinsky, Vladimir Tributs, and Tomás de Zumalacárregui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Louis Marie Turreau ranks 36. Before him are John Trumbull, Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, Francesca Lebrun, Henry Raeburn, Jan Śniadecki, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. After him are Henry Lee III, Herman of Alaska, François Chabot, Everard Home, Georg Friedrich von Martens, and Thomas Linley the younger. Among people deceased in 1816, Louis Marie Turreau ranks 29. Before him are Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau, Hipólito Ruiz López, Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Dorothea Jordan, Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, and Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. After him are Edward Charles Howard, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Domenico Vandelli, Samuel Dexter, Gouverneur Morris, and James McHenry.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Marie Turreau ranks 4,125 out of NaN. Before him are Louis Hostin (1908), Wolfgang Windgassen (1914), Louise-Victorine Ackermann (1813), Serge Bourguignon (1928), Abel de Pujol (1785), and José Dolhem (1944). After him are Émile Veinante (1907), Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863), André Pilette (1918), Sabin Berthelot (1794), Robbie Ross (1869), and Marcel Deprez (1843).

Among Military Personnels In France

Among military personnels born in France, Louis Marie Turreau ranks 149. Before him are Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires (1753), Antoine Joseph Santerre (1752), François de Créquy (1625), Henri Dentz (1881), Drogo of Hauteville (1010), and François Fournier-Sarlovèze (1773). After him are Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863), Fernand de Langle de Cary (1849), Honoré Charles Reille (1775), Anton Grasser (1891), Benjamin Bonneville (1796), and Odette Hallowes (1912).

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