Charles Leclerc de Landremont

Charles Hyacinthe Leclerc de Landremont (21 August 1739 – 26 September 1818)[1] was the commander in chief of the Rhine in 1793 during the French Revolution.

Leclerc first joined the army on 18 April 1759 as a dragoon in the 17th Schomberg regiment before being promoted to cornet on 23 August 1760.

On 18 August 1793 he was appointed acting commander in chief of the Rhine army, replacing Alexandre de Beauharnais, who had fallen ill. His post was confirmed 5 days later.

Antoine Guillaume Delmas took on his role in the defence of Landau and refused to replace him.

He was appointed, on 24 May 1795, as inspector general of the mounted troops and he returned to the 17th military division in Paris.

The names on the third and fourth columns of the Arc de Triomphe. Landremont's name can be found on the right, the tenth one down.