Antoine Alexandre Hanicque

Antoine Alexandre Hanicque (born May 27, 1748 in Paris , † February 28, 1821 there ) was a French Général de division of the artillery .

Life

At seventeen, Hanicque volunteered for the royal artillery. There he was soon able to distinguish himself through bravery and was therefore quickly promoted: in 1769 he was transferred to Besançon as a lieutenant and in 1783 he already had the rank of captain .

In the revolutionary wars could soon distinguish itself; he took part in the cannonade at Valmy (September 20, 1792) and fought in the battle of Jemappes (November 6, 1792) and Liège (November 27, 1792).

On March 21, 1795, Napoleon promoted him to Général de brigade . On the staff of General Adam-Philippe de Custine , Hanicque a. a. on October 21, 1792 Mainz (→ Republic of Mainz ).

In addition to Joachim Murat and Louis-Nicolas Davout , Hanicque fought near Jena (October 14, 1806), Czarnów (December 23, 1806) and Prussian Eylau (February 8, 1807).

On March 16, 1810, Hanicque was adopted into retirement. He died in Paris on February 28, 1821 and found his final resting place there.

Honors

• June 14, 1804 Commander of the Legion of Honor
• July 2, 1808 Baron de l'Émpire
• His name can be found on the north pillar (1st column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris).

literature

• David G. Chandler : The campaigns of Napoleon . Weidenfeld, London 1993, ISBN 0-297-81367-6 (reprint of the London 1966 edition).
• Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 á 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 .

Web links

• Antoine Alexandre Hanicque at Souvenirs du Maréchal Davout .