Jacques Antoine Hippolyte Guibert

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Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte, comte de Guibert

Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte, comte de Guibert (born November 12, 1743 in Montauban , †  May 6, 1790 in Paris ) was a French officer and military writer.

Life

Guibert accompanied his father, who was chief of staff in the French army stationed in Germany during the Seven Years' War , and was soon taken on as captain . In 1767 Guibert took part in the campaign on Corsica , then toured Germany and in 1788 was promoted to Maréchal de camp and appointed divisiosns inspector of the infantry in the Artois.

In 1786 Guibert was accepted into the Académie française . Shortly before the French Revolution , the French Minister of War, Claude-Louis, comte de Saint-Germain, planned a major army reform in which Guibert played an essential part. He also spoke out in favor of the introduction of general conscription .

Guibert wrote historical treatises, tragedies , travelogues, an eulogy for Frederick the Great , but especially military writings.

Jacques Antoine Hippolyte Count von Guibert died on May 6, 1790 in Paris.

Publications (excerpt)

  • Essai general de tactique . 2 vols. London ( 1770 , 1772 )
  • Défense du système de guerre modern . 2 vols. Neuchâtel ( 1779 )
  • De la force publique . Paris ( 1790 )
  • Histoire des la constitution militaire de France . In: Oeuvres militaires. 5 vols. Paris ( 1803 ), ed. by Guibert's widow, unfinished

bibliography

  • Heuser, Beatrice: "Guibert" in Thomas Jäger, Rasmus Beckmann (Ed.): Handbook of War Theories . Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften ( 2011 ), pp. 198–205.

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personal data
SURNAME Guibert, Jacques Antoine Hippolyte
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guibert, Jacques Antoine Hippolyte Count of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French officer and military writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1743
PLACE OF BIRTH Montauban
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1790
Place of death Paris