Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de Damas
Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, Baron de Damas ( Russian Барон Максим Иванович де Дамас ; born September 30, 1785 in Paris ; † May 6, 1862 at Schloss Hautefort ) was a Russian , later French general and statesman .
The Baron Damas came from an old aristocratic French family , during the French Revolution by Russia into exile had left him and from 1795 in St. Petersburg St. Cadet Corps was educated militarily. Since 1803 an officer in the Russian army , he took part in all campaigns and gained the favor of Tsar Alexander .
In 1805 Damas distinguished himself in the Semenovskoye bodyguard regiment at the Battle of Austerlitz . In 1811 he became a colonel battalion commander in this regiment . In the campaign of 1812 in the Battle of Borodino wounded and decorated with the Order of St. Anne , Damas took over in December 1812, the command of the Grenadier Brigade and was owner of the Grenadier Regiment Astrachan.
In the campaign of 1813, the brigade distinguished itself in the battles of Großgörschen , Bautzen and the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig . Damas received the Order of Vladimir and in September 1813 was promoted to major general . In 1814 he fought at Brienne , La Rothiere and Arcis-sur-Aube . On May 5, 1814, he received the Order of St. George as the highest honor .
After the Restoration of the Bourbons , Damas returned to France and joined the French army as Maréchal de camp . In 1815 he became lieutenant general and commander of the 8th military division in Marseille .
In 1823 he commanded a division in the Spanish campaign and was promoted to Minister of War of France the following year. Since he did not agree to the unjust measures against the officers of the old empire , Comte Jean-Baptiste de Villèle appointed Damas foreign minister in October 1824. Damas held this office until January 4, 1828 .
Damas was later governor of the Duke of Bordeaux , whom he followed into exile in 1830. After returning to France, he and his family lived in seclusion on the country estate of his wife Charlotte Laure de Hautefort's family, the Hautefort Castle in the Dordogne department . He no longer held any political offices, but only devoted himself to scientific work.
Baron de Damas died on May 6, 1862 at the age of 76.
literature
Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de Damas: Mémoires du Baron de Damas (1785–1862) . Publiés par son petit-fils le Comte de Damas. Paris, undated
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| SURNAME | Damas, Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Damas, Ange Hyacinthe Maxence Baron de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1862 |
| Place of death | Hautefort Castle |