Jean-Jacques Ambert
French general
Died when: 86 years 51 days (1033 months)Star Sign: Libra
Jean-Jacques Ambert (30 September 1765 – 20 November 1851) commanded a French division in several engagements during the French Revolutionary Wars.He embarked on a French ship of the line during the American Revolutionary War and saw several actions.
At the start of the French Revolutionary Wars he commanded a battalion and thereafter enjoyed fast promotion.He led a division in action at Kaiserslautern in 1793, Kaiserslautern in 1794, Luxembourg, Handschusheim, and Mannheim in 1795, and Kehl in 1796.
His career later suffered eclipse because of his association with two French army commanders suspected of treason.He spent much of the Napoleonic Wars commanding a Caribbean island, clearing his name, and filling interior posts.
His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
