Alexis Chalbos

Alexis François Chalbos (1736–1803) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.

In 1751, he joined the régiment de Normandie as a private. In June 1789 he was promoted to captain, then to general in 1793. He served especially in the War in the Vendée, for a short time succeeding Thomas-Alexandre Dumas as commander in chief of the armée de l'Ouest. He ended his career in command of the forces in the stronghold at Mainz.

Source

 * Histoire de la Révolution française, volume 1 by Jules Michelet ISBN 2-221-08884-0