André Joseph Lemaire

André Joseph Lemaire (born March 6, 1738 in Cuincy , † October 24, 1802 in Dunkerque ) was a French Général de division of the artillery .

Life

In 1754 Lemaire volunteered in the royal army. He took u. a. participated in the Seven Years War and was able to distinguish himself several times through bravery. In 1763 he was able to return to France and was stationed at various locations within France for the next few years. In 1770 he left the army.

He settled in Dunkirk and married on November 15, 1770 Émilie Vanbergue (1742-1805).

Enthusiastic about the ideals of the revolution , Lemaire immediately volunteered again in 1789. The first time he led a militia unit in Dunkerque with the rank of captain . On September 15, 1793 he was promoted to Général de brigade and on March 30, 1794 to Général de division.

As such, Lemaire came to the staff of Jean-Baptiste Jourdan and fought a. a. in South Germany. After the Treaty of Lunéville (February 9, 1801), he returned to Dunkirk and was given retirement. André Joseph Lemaire died on October 24, 1802 at the age of 64 and was also buried there.

Honors

• His name can be found on the north pillar (5th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle in Paris .

literature

• Karl Bleibtreu : Marshals, Generals, Soldiers of Napoleon I: VRZ-Verlag, Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-931482-63-4 (reprint of the Berlin 1899 edition).
• Pierre Daudruy: Le général de division André Joseph Lemaire et sa descendance . Dunkerque 1951.
• 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).