Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte

Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist nɔɛl buʃɔt]; 25 December 1754 – 8 June 1840) was a minister in the government of the French First Republic. He was born in Metz.

Jean Baptiste Noël Bouchotte
11th Minister of War
In office
4 April 1793 – 20 April 1794
Preceded byPierre Henri Hélène Marie Lebrun-Tondu
Succeeded byJean-Baptiste Aubert-Dubayet
Personal details
Born(1754-12-25)25 December 1754
Metz, France
Died8 June 1840(1840-06-08) (aged 85)
Le Ban-Saint-Martin, France
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of France
 Kingdom of the French
 French First Republic
Years of service1773–1794
RankColonel
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars

At the outbreak of the Revolution he was a captain of cavalry, and his zeal led to his being made colonel and given the command at Cambrai. When Dumouriez delivered up to the Austrians the minister of war, the marquis de Beurnonville, in April 1793, Bouchotte, who had bravely defended Cambrai, was called by the Convention to be minister of war, where he remained until 31 March 1794.[1]

The predominant role of the Committee of Public Safety during that period did not leave much scope for the new minister, yet he rendered some services in the organization of the republican armies, and chose his officers with insight, among them Kléber, Masséna, Moreau and Bonaparte.[1]

During the Thermidorian Reaction, in spite of his incontestable honesty, he was accused by the anti-revolutionists. He was tried by the tribunal of the Eure-et-Loir and acquitted. Then he withdrew from politics, and lived in retirement until his death.[1]

Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State for War
4 April 1793 – 20 April 1794
Succeeded by

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Attribution:

  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouchotte, Jean Baptiste Noël". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 313.