▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps . ▁This , ▁too , ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁a ▁mere ▁paper ▁force , ▁but ▁after ▁three ▁months ' ▁hard ▁work ▁it ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁field . ▁After ▁Bar th é le my ▁Catherine ▁J ou bert ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Nov i , ▁Champion net ▁assumed ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Italy . ▁The ▁campaign ▁which ▁followed ▁was ▁uniformly ▁un success ful ▁and , ▁worn ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁une qual ▁struggle , ▁Champion net ▁died ▁at ▁Ant ib es ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Mar itime ▁Al ps . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁a ▁statue ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁his ▁honour ▁at ▁Val ence . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Napoleon , ▁Champion ette ▁" was ▁brave , ▁full ▁of ▁ze al , ▁active , ▁devoted ▁to ▁his ▁country ; ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁General ▁of ▁Division , ▁an ▁ind ifferent ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ." ▁ ▁The ▁figure ▁of ▁General ▁Champion net ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁car n ival ▁of ▁F ros in one , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁Par then op ae an ▁Republic , ▁during ▁which ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁representing ▁the ▁general ▁is ▁carried ▁around ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁then ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁fl ames . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁AR C ▁de ▁St ▁Al bin , ▁Champion net , ▁ou ▁les ▁Camp agn es ▁de ▁H oll ande , ▁de ▁Rome ▁et ▁de ▁Nap les ▁( Par is , ▁