Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
1767–1823
○ Died in New Orleans in
French revolutionary general, commander of the 1798 Irish expedition
On 22 August 1798 he landed at Killala and on 27 August defeated British forces under Lord Lake at Castlebar. The Connacht republic was proclaimed on 31 August, and on 8 September he was defeated and taken prisoner at Ballinamuck.
Born in 1767 at Saint-Nabord in the Vosges, he volunteered in 1792, rose quickly, and became a général de brigade in 1794. In 1798 he commanded the expedition to Ireland, landing at Killala on 22 August and defeating British forces at Castlebar on 27 August; he took part in the proclamation of the Connacht republic on 31 August, but surrendered at Ballinamuck on 8 September and returned home in a prisoner exchange. He later served in the Saint-Domingue expedition, moved to the United States in 1813, aided US forces at New Orleans in 1815, and taught French in his last years; he died at New Orleans in 1823.
Career timeline
- 1792Enlisted as a volunteer in the 13th battalion
- 1794Promoted to général de brigade
- 1798Commanded the Irish expedition, landing at Killala and winning at Castlebar
- 1802Served in the Saint-Domingue expedition
- 1813Emigrated to New Orleans in the United States
- 1815Aided US forces at the Battle of New Orleans