Antoine Richepanse (25 March 1770 – 3 September 1802) was a French general and colonial administrator.
Richepanse was born in
Metz
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as the son of an officer of the
Conti-Dragoon Regiment. When the French Revolution started Richepanse distinguished himself in the early battles of the
French Revolutionary War
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, and by 1794, he had been promoted to
général de brigade.
Fighting at
Siegburg
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(June 1796) and
Altenkirchen, he was promoted to
général de division. In 1797 he fought in the
Army of Sambre-et-Meuse under the command of
Hoche. Richepanse distinguished himself in the
Neuwied
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, where the Austrians lost 8000 men, 27 cannons and 7 colors. In 1800, he was part of the
Army of the Rhine under
Moreau
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, which defeated the Austrians at
Hohenlinden in which he played a conspicuous part.
In 1801