In 1792, Berthier was at once made chief of staff to Marshal Nicolas Luckner, and he bore a distinguished part in the Argonne campaign of Generals Dumouriez and Kellermann. He served with great credit in the War in the Vendée of 1793–1795, and the next year was made a general of division and chief of staff ( major-général ) to the Army of Italy , which Bonaparte had recently been ...
Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France , died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French Revolution .
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle naît le 10 mai 1775 à Metz dans une famille de la noblesse lorraine.Son père, Pierre-Nicolas de La Salle, a fait carrière dans l'administration militaire — il est commissaire-ordonnateur — et s'est marié à Suzanne Dupuy de la Garde, femme énergique qui a beaucoup d'affection pour son fils. À 11 ans, le jeune Antoine choisit la carrière des armes ...