Jean-François Joseph Debelle

Who was Jean-François Joseph Debelle?

Jean-François Joseph Debelle was a French general and soldier. He fought at the battle of Fleurus, headed the Armée d'Italie's artillery in its retreat to France after the battle of Novi, and participated in the Saint-Domingue expedition, on which he died aged 34 of yellow fever. On 10 March his father was granted a pension of 1,500 francs, which passed to Debelle's widow on his death. Debelle's name is inscribed on the 6th column of the north pillar of the Arc de Triomphe. He was a friend and brother-in-law to general Lazare Hoche and the brother to general César Alexandre Debelle.