Albert-Louis de Fouler
Albert Louis Emmanuel de Fouler, comte de Relingue called Albert-Louis de Fouler (born February 9, 1770 in Lillers , † June 17, 1831 ibid) was a French general de division of the cavalry .
Live and act
Fouler came from a family of royal officials and was the son of Emmanuel-Jean Fouler, seigneur de Relingue. In April 1786 he began his service in the stables (Petites-Écuries) of King Louis XVI. In the following year he switched to the army and was soon able to distinguish himself there. His career took him from Sous-Lieutenant (May 1, 1788), Lieutenant (September 1, 1791) to Capitaine (May 1, 1792).
Fouler switched to the Armée du Nord and in 1792 came to General Nikolaus von Luckner as a staff officer . Napoleon became aware of Fouler and recommended him as an aide-de-camp for General Charles-Joseph de Pully .
In the Battle of Schweinfurt (July 24, 1796), Fouler was wounded in the right leg and had to fight with this injury for the rest of his life. With his own command, he fought bravely off Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), Heilsberg (June 10, 1807) and Aspern (May 21/22, 1809).
Fouler married Henriette-Elisabeth d'Avrange, a daughter of the War Commissioner Jean-Pierre d'Avrange. Through this marriage he was related to the officers François d'Avrange d'Haugéranville (1745-1823) and Jean François d'Avrange du Kermont (1753-1822). The later politician Louis-Édouard Fouler de Relingue (1813–1874) was his son.
After the Battle of Paris (March 30, 1814) and Napoleon's abdication (→ Abdication ), Fouler joined the Bourbons and supported King Louis XVIII. When Napoleon left the island of Elba and his " rule of the hundred days " began, Fouler was neutral.
He did not take part in the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815) and was officially retired on September 9, 1815. He settled in his hometown and refused any reactivation by King Karl X. and Louis-Philippe I. He died on June 17, 1831 in Lillers, where he also found his final resting place.
Honors
- December 11, 1803 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
- June 9, 1804 Officer of the Legion of Honor
- December 25, 1805 Commander of the Legion of Honor
- March 23, 1808 Comte de l'Émpire
- March 19, 1815 Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor
- March 19, 1815 Chevalier des Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
- His name can be found on the north pillar (10th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle ( Paris ).
literature
- Philip J. Haythornthwaite: Who Was Who in Napoleonic Wars . Arms & Armor, London 1998, ISBN 1-85409-391-6 .
- Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
- Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux & amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Émpire. 1792-1814 . Saffroy, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-901541-06-2 (reprint of the Paris 1934 edition).
- Digby Smith : The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book . Greenhill, London 1998, ISBN 1-85367-276-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to another reading 1769 .
- ↑ The painter Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845) created the portrait of Mme Fouler, comtesse de Relingue in 1810 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fouler, Albert-Louis de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fouler, Albert-Louis Emmanuel de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French division general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lillers |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1831 |
| Place of death | Lillers |