Dominique Vandamme

Dominique Joseph René Vandamme
Dominique-Joseph René Vandamme
Born5 November 1770 (1770-11-05)
Cassel, France
Died15 July 1830 (1830-07-16) (aged 59)
Cassel
Allegiance Kingdom of France
 Kingdom of the French
 French First Republic
 First French Empire
 Bourbon Restoration
Service/branchFrench Army
Years of service1786–1815
1820–1825
RankGeneral of Division
Commands heldI Corps
III Corps
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsLegion of Honour (Grand Cross)

General Dominique-Joseph René Vandamme, Count of Unseburg (5 November 1770, in Cassel, Nord – 15 July 1830) was a French military officer, who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was a dedicated career soldier with a reputation as an excellent division and corps commander. However, he had a nasty disposition that alienated his colleagues, and would publicly criticize Napoleon, who never appointed him marshal.[1]

  1. ^ John G. Gallaher, Napoleon’s Enfant Terrible: General Dominique Vandamme (2008).

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