Lazare Carnot
In 1793, Lazare Carnot and Louis de Saint-Just were sent to find "roturier" (non-aristocratic) generals who could prove successful ("see: Campaigns of 1793 in the French Revolutionary Wars"). Carnot discovered Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, and Saint-Just discovered Louis Lazare Hoche and Pichegru. At first, Pichegru was appointed "général de division" and commander of the "Division of the Upper Rhine".