Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772)
Charles Leclerc | |
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Portrait by François Kinson, 1804 | |
| Born | 17 March 1772 Pontoise, Île-de-France |
| Died | 2 November 1802 (aged 30) Tortuga, Saint-Domingue |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France French First Republic |
| Branch | French Royal Army French Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1791–1802 |
| Rank | Divisional-General |
| Battles / wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline Bonaparte (m. 1797) |
Divisional-General Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc (17 March 1772 – 2 November 1802) was a French Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars. He was the husband of Pauline Bonaparte, the younger sister of Napoleon. In 1801, Leclerc was appointed commander of the Saint-Domingue expedition with the goal of restoring French rule and slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue and deposing Governor-General Toussaint Louverture. The expedition defeated Louverture's army and deported him to France, but Leclerc died of yellow fever after the colony's Black population revolted against French rule.