Philippe Henri, Comte de Grimoard
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Philippe Henri, comte de Grimoard (1753–1815) was a French
soldier and military writer.
He entered the royal army at the age of sixteen, and in 1775 published his Essai théorique et practique sur les batailles. Shortly afterwards Louis XVI
placed him in his own military cabinet and employed him especially in connection with schemes of army reform. By the start of the Revolution
he had become one of Louis's most valued counsellors, in political as well as military matters, and was marked out, though only a colonel, as the next Minister of War.
In 1791 Grimoard was entrusted with the preparation of the scheme of defence for France, which proved two years later of great assistance to the Committee of Public Safety
. The events of 1792 put an end to his military career, and the remainder of his life was spent in writing military books.
The following works by him, besides his first essay, have retained some importance:
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soldier and military writer.
He entered the royal army at the age of sixteen, and in 1775 published his Essai théorique et practique sur les batailles. Shortly afterwards Louis XVI
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
placed him in his own military cabinet and employed him especially in connection with schemes of army reform. By the start of the Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
he had become one of Louis's most valued counsellors, in political as well as military matters, and was marked out, though only a colonel, as the next Minister of War.
In 1791 Grimoard was entrusted with the preparation of the scheme of defence for France, which proved two years later of great assistance to the Committee of Public Safety
Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety , created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793, formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror , a stage of the French Revolution...
. The events of 1792 put an end to his military career, and the remainder of his life was spent in writing military books.
The following works by him, besides his first essay, have retained some importance:
- Histoire des dernières campagnes de Turenne (Paris, 1780)
- Lettres et mémoires de TurenneHenri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de TurenneHenri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne,often called simply Turenne was the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family. He achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France...
(Paris, 1780) - Troupes legeres et leur emploi (Paris, 1782)
- Conquétes de Gustave-Adolphe (Stockholm and Neufchatel, 1782-1791)
- Memoires de Gustave-Adolphe (Paris, 1790)
- Correspondence of Marshal Richelieu (Paris, 1789)
- St Germain (1789)
- cand Bernis (1790)
- Vie et régne de Frédéric le Grand (London, 1788)
- Lettres et mémoires du maréchal de SaxeMaurice, comte de SaxeMaurice de Saxe was a German in French service who was Marshal and later also Marshal General of France.-Childhood:...
(Paris, 1794) - L'Expédition de Minorque en 1756 (Paris, 1798)
- Recherches sur la force de l'armée française depuis Henri IV jusqu'en 1805 (Paris, 1806)
- Mémoires du maréchal de Tess (Paris, 1806)
- Lettres de Bolingbroke (Paris, 1808)
- Traité sur le service d'état-major (Paris, 1809)
- (with Servan) Tableau historique de la guerre de la Revolution 1792-1794 (Paris, 1808).
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