[Born at Chartres, in France, 1769. Killed at Hochsteinbach, in
Germany, 1796. Aged 27.]
Brave, generous, and heroic, gifted for great military achievements.
Twice narrowly escaped the guillotine; once for gallantly protecting a
beautiful woman from the brutality of the soldiers. He fell mortally
wounded in the forest of Hochsteinbach; and the armies of France and
Austria both showed honour to his memory by firing volleys of artillery
over his grave.
[From the marble in the Tuileries by Ed. Dumont.]