Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772)

Charles Leclerc
Portrait by François-Joseph Kinson, 1804
Born17 March 1772 (1772-03-17)
Pontoise, Île-de-France
Died2 November 1802(1802-11-02) (aged 30)
Tortuga, Saint-Domingue
Allegiance Kingdom of France
 French First Republic
Service/branchFrench Royal Army
French Revolutionary Army
Years of service1791–1802
RankDivisional general
Battles/wars

Divisional general Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc (17 March 1772 – 2 November 1802) was a French Army officer who served during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was the husband of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. In 1801, Leclerc was sent to Saint-Domingue, where invasion forces under his command captured and deported Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture to France as part of an unsuccessful attempt to reassert French control over Saint-Domingue and reinstate slavery in the colony. Leclerc died of yellow fever during the campaign.


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