René François Lecomte (French pronunciation: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ləkɔ̃t]; born 14 May 1764 in Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendée), died on 15 October 1793 in Bressuire (Deux-Sèvres)), was a general of the French Revolutionary Wars, and, in particular, the War in the Vendée.

Lecomte entered military service in 1779 as an apprentice on board the "Saint-Michel"; he became a helmsman the following year, and participated in Pierre André de Suffren's expedition against the British in India.

[1] Back in France, he was discharged in 1785, and became manager of Maynard goods, Baron de Langon.

On 28 June 1793 he participated in the victory at the Battle of Luçon and was rewarded with patent brigade adjutant general in July 1793.

Barely recovered, he resumed his place in the army, and was proposed for the rank of major general on 8 October 1793 by the local representatives on mission.