Charles-François Thaon, Count of Saint-André

Charles-François Thaon, Count of Saint-André
Charles-François Thaon, Count of Saint-André
Born	28 February 1725 (1725-02-28) Nice, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died	14 December 1807 (1807-12-15) (aged 82) Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia
Allegiance	Kingdom of Sardinia
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	1740–1807
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession War of the First Coalition Battle of Levens (1793) Battle of Saorgio (1793)

Charles-François Thaon de Revel et de Saint-André (28 February 1725 – 14 December 1807) was an army commander for the Kingdom of Sardinia during the War of the First Coalition. He fought in the War of the Austrian Succession and during the years of peace gained promotion until he was made major general in 1780. He was forced to abandon Nice to the invading Republican French army in 1792. The following year he defeated the French at Saorgio. He played a minor part in 1799 during the War of the Second Coalition. He went to Sardinia after the end of that conflict and died at Cagliari.

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• Some of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article (retrieved September 19, 2015).