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{{Short description|French general (1755–1838)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name =André Poncet
| name = André Poncet
| image = [[File:Général André Poncet.png|Général André Poncet]]
| image = Général André Poncet.png
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| birth_date = {{birth-date|30 July 1755}}
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| birth_date ={{birth-date|30 July 1755}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|23 July 1838|30 July 1755}}
| birth_place = [[Pesmes]], France
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| death_date ={{death-date and age|23 July 1838|30 July 1755}}
| birth_place =[[Pesmes]], [[France]]
| death_place = [[Montmirey-le-Château]], France
| death_place =[[Montmirey-le-Château]], France
| allegiance = France
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| branch = Infantry
| allegiance ={{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
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| serviceyears = 1771–1811
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| branch =Infantry
| rank = [[General of Division]]
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| serviceyears =1771–1811
| rank =[[General of Division]]
| battles = {{tree list}}
| battles ={{tree list}}
*[[American Revolutionary War]]
*[[American Revolutionary War]]
**[[Siege of Yorktown]] (1781)
**[[Siege of Yorktown]] (1781)
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**[[Battle of Höchst (1795)]]
**[[Battle of Höchst (1795)]]
**{{tree list/final branch}} [[Battle of Limburg]] (1796)
**{{tree list/final branch}} [[Battle of Limburg]] (1796)
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{{tree list/end}}
| awards = [[Légion d'Honneur]], 1804
| awards = [[Légion d'Honneur]], 1804
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'''André Poncet''' (30 July 1755 – 23 July 1838) commanded a French infantry division during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]]. He joined the [[French Royal Army (1652-1830)|French Royal Army]] in a famous regiment and fought in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Becoming a [[general officer]] in early 1794, he fought at [[Battle of Fleurus (1794)|Fleurus]], Maastricht and other actions. He led a division in the [[Rhine Campaign of 1795]] at [[Battle of Höchst (1795)|Höchst]] and in the [[Rhine Campaign of 1796]] at [[Battle of Limburg|Limburg]]. Afterward, he held interior posts until his retirement from the military in 1811. He became mayor of his home town of [[Pesmes]]. When it was occupied by the Austrians in 1814, he was arrested and confined in the [[Palanok Castle]] in distant [[Transylvania]] for five months. He became a farmer and died in 1838 after returning to France. His surname is one of the [[names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe]], on Column 6.
'''André Poncet''' (30 July 1755 – 23 July 1838) commanded a French infantry division during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]]. He joined the [[French Royal Army (1652-1830)|French Royal Army]] in a famous regiment and fought in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Becoming a [[general officer]] in early 1794, he fought at [[Battle of Fleurus (1794)|Fleurus]], Maastricht and other actions. He led a division in the [[Rhine Campaign of 1795]] at [[Battle of Höchst (1795)|Höchst]] and in the [[Rhine Campaign of 1796]] at [[Battle of Limburg|Limburg]]. Afterward, he held interior posts until his retirement from the military in 1811. He became mayor of his home town of [[Pesmes]]. When it was occupied by the Austrians in 1814, he was arrested and confined in the [[Palanok Castle]] in distant [[Transylvania]] for five months. He became a farmer and died in 1838 after returning to France. His surname is one of the [[names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe]], on Column 6.
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite web|last=Broughton |first=Tony |title=Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period: 1789-1814, Piat to Puysegur |accessdate=11 February 2014 |publisher=The Napoleon Series |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/frenchgenerals/c_frenchgenerals30.html}}
*{{cite web|last=Broughton |first=Tony |title=Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period: 1789-1814, Piat to Puysegur |accessdate=11 February 2014 |publisher=The Napoleon Series |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/frenchgenerals/c_frenchgenerals30.html}}
*{{cite book|author=[[Ramsay Weston Phipps|Phipps, Ramsay Weston]] |year=2011 |title=The Armies of the First French Republic: Volume II The Armées du Moselle, du Rhin, de Sambre-et-Meuse, de Rhin-et-Moselle |publisher=Pickle Partners Publishing |location=USA |isbn=978-1-908692-25-2 }}
*{{cite book|author=Phipps, Ramsay Weston|author-link=Ramsay Weston Phipps|year=2011 |title=The Armies of the First French Republic: Volume II The Armées du Moselle, du Rhin, de Sambre-et-Meuse, de Rhin-et-Moselle |publisher=Pickle Partners Publishing |location=USA |isbn=978-1-908692-25-2 }}
*{{cite web|last=Suchaux |first=L. |title=Galerie biographique du département de la Haute-Saône |year=1864 |accessdate=11 February 2014 |url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55148g/f299.image.r=poncet.langFR|language=fr}}
*{{cite book|last=Suchaux |first=L. |title=Galerie biographique du département de la Haute-Saône |year=1864 |accessdate=11 February 2014 |url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55148g/f299.image.r=poncet.langFR|language=fr}}
*{{cite book|last=[[Digby Smith|Smith, Digby]] |first= |year=1998 |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9}}
*{{cite book|last=Smith, Digby|author-link=Digby Smith|year=1998 |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9}}


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Latest revision as of 17:33, 23 December 2022

André Poncet
Born30 July 1755 (1755-07-30)
Pesmes, France
Died23 July 1838 (1838-07-24) (aged 82)
Montmirey-le-Château, France
AllegianceFrance
Service/branchInfantry
Years of service1771–1811
RankGeneral of Division
Battles/wars
AwardsLégion d'Honneur, 1804

André Poncet (30 July 1755 – 23 July 1838) commanded a French infantry division during the French Revolutionary Wars. He joined the French Royal Army in a famous regiment and fought in the American Revolutionary War. Becoming a general officer in early 1794, he fought at Fleurus, Maastricht and other actions. He led a division in the Rhine Campaign of 1795 at Höchst and in the Rhine Campaign of 1796 at Limburg. Afterward, he held interior posts until his retirement from the military in 1811. He became mayor of his home town of Pesmes. When it was occupied by the Austrians in 1814, he was arrested and confined in the Palanok Castle in distant Transylvania for five months. He became a farmer and died in 1838 after returning to France. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 6.

References[edit]

  • Broughton, Tony. "Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period: 1789-1814, Piat to Puysegur". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  • Phipps, Ramsay Weston (2011). The Armies of the First French Republic: Volume II The Armées du Moselle, du Rhin, de Sambre-et-Meuse, de Rhin-et-Moselle. USA: Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 978-1-908692-25-2.
  • Suchaux, L. (1864). Galerie biographique du département de la Haute-Saône (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  • Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.


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