Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux

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Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux
Born	2 August 1740 Paris
Died	27 December 1817(1817-12-27) (aged 77) Paris
Allegiance	Kingdom of France  Kingdom of the French  French First Republic  First French Empire Kingdom of France
Years of service	1756–1800
Rank	General of Division
Commands held	Army of the Coasts of Brest Army of the West Army of the Reserve, Second Line
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War French Revolutionary Wars War in the Vendée Battle of Nantes (1793) Battle of Tiffauges (1793) Battle of Montaigu (1793) Invasion of France (1795) Chouannerie (1795)
Awards	Knight of Saint-Louis, 1773
Other work	Ministre plénipotentiaire to the court of Naples, 1796–97 Senator, 1800–14 Count of the Empire, 1808 Peer of France, 1815

Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist kamij də kɑ̃klo]; 2 August 1740, in Paris – 27 December 1817, in Paris) was a French army commander during the French Revolution and a Peer of France. He joined a cavalry regiment the French Royal Army in 1756 and fought at Minden in the Seven Years' War. He attained the rank of maréchal de camp (brigadier general) in 1788 and lieutenant general in 1792. He commanded the Army of the Coasts of Brest from May until October 1793 fighting several actions during the War in the Vendée. Replaced for political reasons, he led the Army of the West in 1794–1795. He held interior posts during the rest of the French Revolutionary Wars and under the First French Empire of Napoleon.