Louis Bastoul
Louis Bastoul was a general French in the French Revolutionary Wars. He was born in Montolieu 19 August 1753, and died in Munich on 15 January 1801, of wounds received at the Battle of Hohenlinden. Service Volunteer in the regiment Vivarais Infantry September 30, 1789. Sergent, furloughed this date. Captain, commander of the National Guard of Béthune (Pas-de-Calais) in 1790. Promoted to Chef de battalion of the 2nd Battalion of the national volunteers the department of Pas-de-Calais in 1791. Promoted to Brigadier General on 15 September 1793 . Campaigns and actions 1793 assigned to the Army of the North 1794 to the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse, under the command of General Jourdan. In this capacity, he contributed to the recovery of Landrecy and Quesnoy from the Prussians. 1796 deployed to the Army of the Rhine. 19 June 1796 : At Battle of Wetzlar-Uckerath in Westphalia, under the command of General Jean Baptiste Kléber, he routed the left wing of the Austrian army commanded by General Pal Kray and took the village of Kirchpruh. 10 July 1796: Battle of Friedberg, he contributed to winning the battle by driving with few troops, the enemy was entrenched in a wood. 24 August 1796 :