Louis Lebègue Duportail
Louis Lebègue Duportail | |
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Portrait by Charles Willson Peale (Independence National Historical Park) | |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 25 May 1791 – 7 December 1791 | |
| Monarch | Louis XVI |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Louis de Narbonne-Lara |
| Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 16 November 1790 – 25 May 1791 | |
| Monarch | Louis XVI |
| Preceded by | Jean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Chief Engineer of the Continental Army | |
| In office 22 July 1777 – 10 October 1783 | |
| Preceded by | Col. Rufus Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Lieut. Col. Stephen Rochefontaine (as Commandant of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1743 Pithiviers, France |
| Died | 12 August 1802 (aged 59) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France United States |
| Branch | French Army Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1765–1790 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Wars | American Revolutionary War |
Louis Antoine Jean Le Bègue de Presle Duportail (French: [lwi ləbɛɡ dəpʁɛl dypɔʁtaj]; 14 May 1743 – 12 August 1802) was a French military leader who served as a volunteer and the Chief Engineer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as the last Secretary of State for War and first Minister of War during the beginning of the French Revolution.