Jean-Jacques de Beausobre

Portrait of Beausobre in Morges Castle

Jean-Jacques de Beausobre (Niort, 15 March 1704 - Bisseuil, 8 October 1783) was a Swiss military officer in French service.

Life

Originally from Morges, Beausobre was the son of Jeanne and Jean de Beausobre, a colonel in the French Régiment de Courten.[1] He entered his father's regiment as a cadet 1716.[1] Beausobre served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.[1] Beausobre led the Siege of Geldern in 1757, during the Seven Years' War, and was appointed governor of Guelders until 1761.[1] He reached the rank of lieutenant-general in 1759.[1]

Beausobre engraved by Juste Chevillet

In 1743, Beausobre founded his own hussard regiment. He was made a marquis by King Louis XV in 1740.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Vincent Perret: Jean-Jacques de Beausobre in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.