# John Le Marchant

> Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He has been described as one of the finest British cavalry commanders of his generation, and was also an intellectual soldier who had a great influence on the efficient functioning of the British army. Le Marchant was instrumental in founding the first British military academy and staff college, and he saw active service in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War, where he was killed in action at the Battle of Salamanca.

*British Army general (1766-1812)*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1766-02-09
- **Died:** 1812-07-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [جان گاسپارد لو مارشان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%84%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [جون ل مارتشانت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA)
- [John Le Marchant (British Army officer, born 1766)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le_Marchant_(British_Army_officer%2C_born_1766))
- [Ле Маршан, Джон (военный)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9))
- [John Le Marchant](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le_Marchant)
- [John Gaspard Le Marchant](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gaspard_Le_Marchant)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6244281)

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