Augustin de Lespinasse

Augustin de Lespinasse
Portrait by Angelica Kauffmann, 1798
Born	8 October 1737 (1737-10-08) Pouilly-sur-Loire, France
Died	23 November 1816 (1816-11-24) (aged 79) Paris, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France France
Service/branch	Artillery
Years of service	1759–1792 1792–1804
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War War of the Pyrenees Battle of Sans Culottes Camp (1794) Battle of the Baztan Valley (1794) War of the First Coalition Battle of Castiglione (1796) Battle of Rovereto (1796) Battle of Arcole (1796) Siege of Mantua (1796–97)
Awards	Légion d'Honneur, GO 1804 Order of the Iron Crown, 1807 Order of Saint-Louis, 1814
Other work	Sénat conservateur, 1804 Count of the Empire, 1808 Chamber of Peers, 1814

Augustin de Lespinasse (8 October 1737 – 23 November 1816) commanded French artillery during the French Revolutionary Wars. After fighting in the Seven Years' War he switched to the artillery branch. He advanced in rank to major by 1788 and was attached to the Army of the Rhine in 1791. After transferring to the Army of the Western Pyrenees as chief of artillery, he coolly directed the successful defence of the Sans Culottes Camp in February 1794. He was soon promoted to general of division but the Minister of War blocked his continued employment.

Lespinasse transferred to the Army of Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796. He fought with distinction at Castiglione, Rovereto, Arcole and Mantua. Thereafter he published a treatise on the organization of artillery. After becoming emperor Napoleon appointed Lespinasse to the Senate and gave him other honors. LESPINASSE is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 35.