CHARLES DUMOURIEZ

(Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez)


Charles Dumouriez
Charles Dumouriez
  • Born: January 26, 1739
  • Died: March 14, 1823
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: General and Foreign Minister

Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He shared the victory at Valmy with General François Christophe Kellermann, but later deserted the Revolutionary Army, and became a royalist intriguer during the reign of Napoleon as well as an adviser to the British government. Dumouriez is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3.