DUMOURIEZ. CHARLES FRAN cots (1739-I523). A French general and poli tician, born at Cambrai, January 25, 1739. His father was a c(munissary officer in the French Army, and voting Dumouriez obtained a con mission and fought in the Seven Years' War, re tiring in 17113 with the rank of captain. a small pension, and the Cross of Saint Louis. After some years spent in travel Dinnouriez was appointed quartermaster-general to the Corsiean expedition by the Duke de Choiseul, and was later sent on a secret mission to Poland. Though employed by IVAiguillon. the successor of Choiseul, Du inouriez fell into disgraee while on a mission in Sweden, and spent the last of Louis XV.'s reign in the Bastille. Under Louis XVI., however, he was made commandant at Cherbourg. where lie commeneed the creation of a great naval establishment. in 1788 lie was made a major-general. and on the outbreak of the Re•o lution attached himself at, first to T.afayette and Mirabeau, lint in 17110 became connecter with the Jacobin Chub and managed to secure a command in Normandy. hi 1792 he became Minister of Foreign Affairs. but resigned to heeotne Lieuten ant-General of the Army of the North. He oper ated successfully against the Duke of Brunswick, who received a severe cheek at Vainly (Septem ber 20), and was forced to abandon the invasion of French territory, Ile then pressed into the Austrian Netherlands and defeated the enemy at Jemappes. on November G. 1792. This was the
period of his highest power. and for the imminent he was the greatest man in France. In 1793. after several small Ibunouriez was checked ill hi, career of conquest by the Aus under Prince Coburg. in the battle of Neerwinden. Denounced Paris a traitor, he refused to appear before the bar of the Assembly to answer to the charges. After vain ly trying to induce his army to embrace the can.e of royalty. Dunpnirics in despair de serted to the Austrianss with a few of his offi cers. The Convention set a price of 300,000 francs upon his head. After wandering through many countries of Europe, he finally settled in England, where he died in exile at Turville Park. near Henley-upon-Thames, March 14, 1823. Besides a multitude of pamphlets. Dumouriez wrote Manoires fp:ra'ral Duniourie.-: (Ham burg. 1796) : and La vie et les rat: moires du Dnmouriez (3d ed.. Paris, 1522-24). Consult: Welschinger. Le roman de Dumouriez (Paris, 18901: Griffith., French Revolutionary Generals (London. 1891).