Career
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.