Jean-Étienne Championnet

Jean-Étienne Championnet
Jean-Étienne Championnet
	General Jean-Étienne Championnet
Born	13 April 1762; Alixan, France
Died	9 January 1800 (aged 37); Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	1789–1800
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	War of the First Coalition Second Battle of Wissembourg (1793); Battle of Arlon (1794); Battle of Lambusart (1794); Battle of Fleurus (1794); Battle of Sprimont (1794); Battle of Aldenhoven (1794); Rhine Campaign of 1795; Rhine Campaign of 1796; ; War of the Second Coalition Invasion of Naples (1798); Battle of Genola (1799); ;

Jean-Étienne Vachier Championnet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ etjɛn vaʃje ʃɑ̃pjɔnɛ]), also known as Championnet (13 April 1762, Alixan, Drôme – 9 January 1800), led a Republican French division in many important battles during the French Revolutionary Wars. He became commander-in-chief of the Army of Rome in 1798 and of the Army of Italy in 1799. He died in early 1800 of typhus. His name is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3.

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