Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
French general
Died when: 55 years 134 days (664 months)Star Sign: Virgo
General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert (22 August 1767 – 3 January 1823) was a French military officer who participated in several notable military conflicts of the late 18th and early 19th century.
Born in the townland of La Coâre Saint-Nabord, outside Remiremont Vosges, he was a sergeant in the National Guard of Lyon.
He rapidly advanced through the ranks to become brigadier general on 9 April 1794 and fought in the Western campaigns before being allocated to the Army of the Rhine.
Humbert also participated in the United Irishman Rebellion and the War of 1812.
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