Jean-Baptiste de Lavalette
| Jean-Baptiste de Lavalette | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Louis Jean-Baptiste de Thomas de la Valette |
| Born |
October 27, 1753 Paris (France) |
| Died | July 28, 1794 (aged 40) guillotined Paris (France) |
| Allegiance |
 France
|
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | French National Guard (17th division) |
Jean-Baptiste de Lavalette or Louis Jean-Baptiste de Lavalette or Louis Jean-Baptiste de Thomas de la Valette, Count of la Valette, was a former noble turned Robespierrist.
Not to be confused with Jean-Baptiste de La Valette, captain in the Régiment de Normandie, killed in 1674 at the siege of Grave.
Jean-Baptiste de Lavalette was born in Paris the 27 October 1753 from Joseph François de Thomas de la Valette (1729-1765) and Marie d'Alencé. He has two brothers and one sister:
Garde de la Marine in 1769, Jean-Baptiste de Lavalette was the 1 June 1772 a second lieutenant in the 7th Cuirassier Regiment called then Royal-Etranger Cavalry Regiment. He gave up his army career in 1774 and married Henriette Élisabeth von Thurn und Taxis in Saint-Max the 12 Novembre 1778 and had three children.
Firstly commanding officer of the National Guard in Nancy, he settled in Paris in September 1790. He was required by the municipality to gather volunteers for the revolutionary Lombards section in Paris. He became commandant of the Oratoire Battalion then of an armed section of the Gardes Françaises the 12 August 1792.
In September 1792, he was elected lieutenant colonel commanding the Lombards battalion, took part in the Argonne campaign then followed Durnouriez in Belgium.
Temporary commandant in Brussels during the French occupation, he was one of the leaders of the popular society. When the Belgian Primary Assemblies were convened concerning the decision to attach Belgium to France, he went to Ghent the 22 February 1793 to assist the Commissioner Courtois. As a result of their action, 2,000 Ghent citizens wished to attach Belgium to France.
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