Jean-Baptiste André Ruault de La Bonnerie

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Jean-Baptiste André Ruault de La Bonnerie
Born 4 February 1744 (1744-02-04)
Paris, France
Died 13 April 1817 (1817-04-14) (aged 73)
Graz, Austria
Allegiance Kingdom of France Kingdom of France
France France
Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
Service/branch Infantry
Years of service Kingdom of France 1760–1792
France 1792–1793
Habsburg Monarchy 1793–1817
Rank General-major
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Awards Order of Saint-Louis, 1781

Jean-Baptiste André Isidore Ruault de La Bonnerie (4 February 1744 – 13 April 1817) became a French general officer early in the War of the First Coalition and later emigrated to Habsburg Austria under which he also was a general. He joined the French Royal Army in 1760 and became a general of brigade in 1792. He commanded the French defenders during the 1792 Siege of Lille. After fighting at Maastricht and Neerwinden he followed Charles François Dumouriez and other generals in defecting to Austria. He entered Habsburg service as a colonel and became a General-major in 1804. He died in 1817 at Graz.

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