Louis Marie Turreau

Louis-Marie Turreau
Painting of Turreau by Louis Hersent, c. 1800, in the Musée Carnavalet
Nickname(s)	Turreau de Garambouville Turreau de Linières
Born	4 July 1756 Évreux
Died	10 December 1816(1816-12-10) (aged 60) Conches
Allegiance	Kingdom of France  Kingdom of the French  First French Republic  First French Empire
Years of service	1789–1814
Rank	Général de division
Commands	Armée des Pyrénées orientales Armée de l'Ouest
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars War in the Vendée
Awards	Knight of Saint-Louis Name inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe Baron of the Empire
Other work	Governor of Belle-Île French Ambassador to the United States

Louis-Marie Turreau (French pronunciation: [lwi maʁi tyʁo]; 4 July 1756, Évreux, Eure – 10 December 1816, Conches), also known as Turreau de Garambouville or Turreau de Linières, was a French general officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He was most notable as the organiser of the colonnes infernales during the war in the Vendée, which massacred tens of thousands of Vendéens and ravaged the countryside. He attained army command, but without notable military accomplishments. Under the First French Empire, he pursued a career as a high functionary, becoming ambassador to the United States then a Baron of the Empire.