Antoine Aymard

Antoine Aymard (born October 13, 1773 in Lézignan-Corbières , † April 20, 1861 in Paris ) was a French Général de division of the infantry and since September 30, 1832 Lieutenant-General .

Life

Aymard joined the army when he was just 19 years old. He was distinguished by bravery and was promoted by General Louis-Charles de Flers . During Napoleon's Italian campaign , General Amédée Emmanuel Laharpe fell in the Battle of Lodi on May 10, 1796, and Aymard was appointed his successor while still on the battlefield.

At the age of over 87, Antoine Aymard died on April 20, 1861 in Paris and found his final resting place there.

His son Édouard Aymard (1820–1880) also embarked on a military career and was u. a. 1878 military governor of Paris .

1795 Knight of the Legion of Honor
July 20, 1808 Baron de l'Émpire
September 8, 1808 Commander of the Legion of Honor
His name can be found on the western pillar (37th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris).

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Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Pairs 1852 (2 vol.).
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Digby Smith : The Napoleonic Wars Data Book . Greenhill Press, London 1998, ISBN 1-85367-276-9 .

personal data
SURNAME	Aymard, Antoine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French Lieutenant General of the Infantry
DATE OF BIRTH	October 13, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lézignan-Corbières
DATE OF DEATH	April 20, 1861
Place of death	Paris