Person

Jean Étienne Championnet

1762–1800 · 18th century

Jean Étienne Championnet was a French general of the Revolutionary Wars. Commanding the Army of Rome, he defeated the Neapolitan attack on the Roman Republic in late 1798, and in January 1799 took Naples after fierce street fighting against the lazzaroni, supporting the proclamation of the Parthenopean Republic. Recalled after quarrels with the Directory's commissioners, he died of illness in 1800.

Jean Étienne Championnet
Image: Jean Sébastien Rouillard · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Parthenopean Republic

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jean Étienne Championnet. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jean-etienne-championnet
MLA
“Jean Étienne Championnet.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jean-etienne-championnet. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Jean Étienne Championnet.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jean-etienne-championnet.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Jean Étienne Championnet’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jean-etienne-championnet (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻