Louis-Charles de Flers

Louis-Charles de La Motte-Ango, vicomte de Flers
Born	12 June 1754 (1754-06-12) Paris, France
Died	22 July 1794 (1794-07-23) (aged 40) Paris, France
Allegiance	France
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	Battle of Jemappes (1792) Battle of Mas Deu (1793) Siege of Bellegarde (1793) Battle of Perpignan (1793)

Louis-Charles de La Motte-Ango, vicomte de Flers (12 June 1754 – 22 July 1794) joined the French Royal army and rose in rank to become a general officer in the French Revolutionary Wars. After serving in the Austrian Netherlands, he was appointed to command the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees. His army suffered several defeats in May and June 1793, but he rallied his troops to win a defensive victory at the Battle of Perpignan in July. The all-powerful Representatives-on-mission arrested him in August 1793 for a minor setback and sent him to Paris under arrest. The Committee of Public Safety executed him by guillotine on trumped up charges in the last days of the Reign of Terror. De Flers is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.