Antoine-Charles-Bernard Delaitre

Antoin-Charles-Bernard Delaitre (born January 13, 1776 in Paris , † July 1, 1838 ibid) was a French Général de division of the cavalry .

Life

Delaitre attended the military school of Thiron (→ Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité de Tiron ).

From November 5, 1794 was posted as aide-de-camp to General Jean-Baptiste de Canclaux . In the spring of 1798 Delaitre volunteered for Napoleon to take part in his Egyptian expedition . After a promotion, he led his own command, first under Louis-Marie Caffarelli du Falga , and later under Jean-Baptiste Kléber . He was wounded during the siege of Acre (March / May 1799).

At the beginning of 1800 Delaitre returned to France.

At Lopaczyn (December 25, 1806) he was injured when his horse was shot under him. He also took part in the Battle of Preussisch Eylau (February 7/9, 1807) and was wounded once more.

The following year he was used in the Napoleonic Wars on the Iberian Peninsula . In the Battle of Vimeiro (August 21, 1808) and the Battle of Talavera (July 27/28, 1809) Delaitre was able to distinguish himself through bravery. Back in France and further promotions, he took over the leadership of the cavalry of the Garde impériale in 1810 . On January 27, 1812 he was appointed commander of the 7e régiment de chasseurs à cheval and on April 26, 1812 was promoted to Général de brigade . He then received command of the 30th Light Cavalry Brigade. In this position he took part in the Russian campaign. He fought at Borodino (September 7, 1812) and the Beresina (November 26-28, 1812). With the latter he was taken prisoner of war. After Napoleon's abdication and the Treaty of Fontainebleau (April 11, 1814), Delaitre was dismissed and returned to Paris on September 1, 1814. King Louis XVIII awarded him the Ordre de Saint-Louis on September 24, 1814 and appointed him to the General Staff of the Army on March 16, 1815.

When Napoleon left the island of Elba in March 1815 and his rule of the Hundred Days began, Delaitre immediately switched back to Napoleon.

After the end of this period, he was initially put up for disposition in August 1815 and then received the post of inspector of infantry, cavalry and gendarmerie in 1816 and 1617. On May 18, 1817 he was raised to the hereditary nobility with the title of baron. On May 18, 1820 he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Legion of Honor . On September 8, 1830 Delaitre was given command of the "École royale de cavalerie" (Royal Cavalry School) in Saumur and was promoted to Général de division on February 27, 1831 . In 1832 he was again available to inspect the gendarmerie in the area of ​​the 4th, 12th and 13th military divisions. From February 24, 1834, he was commissioned to reorganize the gendarmerie in the eastern departments. In June 1834 he was reassigned the position of inspector of the gendarmerie, which he carried out until 1838.

At the age of 62, Antoine-Charles-Bernard Delaitre died on July 1, 1838 in Paris and found his final resting place in the Père Lachaise cemetery (Division 7).

Honors

• June 14, 1804 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
• March 14, 1806 Officer of the Legion of Honor
• September 24, 1814 Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
• May 18, 1820 Commander of the Legion of Honor
• His name can be found on the southern pillar (29th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (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)
• Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851. (2 vol.)
• Alain Pigeard: Dictionnaire des batailles de Napoléon. 1796-1815 . Tallandier, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-84734-073-4 .
• Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux & amiraux francais de la Revolution et de l'Émpire. 1792-1814 . Saffroy, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-901541-06-2 . (Reprint of the 1934 edition)
• Fabrice Delaître: Baron Charles Delaitre, général d'Empire. Cavalier de la garde, des Mameloucks aux lanciers de Berg . L'Esprit du livre, Sceaux 2008.