Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angely
Auguste-Michel-Etienne, comte Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angely (born July 29, 1794 in Paris , † February 1, 1870 in Cannes ) was a French general and statesman, Marshal of France .
Auguste was the son of Count Michel Louis Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély , who held several high offices under Napoleon I.
As a second lieutenant in a hussar regiment, he took part in the Russian campaign , was assigned to the imperial general staff after the Battle of Leipzig , appointed orderly officer in 1815 and squadron chief at Waterloo , and was therefore deleted from the army list under the Restoration.
In 1825 he went to Greece and established a cavalry corps here. After he had regained the rank he had received at Waterloo through the July Revolution , he took part in the Belgian campaign as a colonel and in 1841 was appointed major general at the head of the military administration of the department of Meurthe . In 1849 he became a division general and was Minister of War from January 19 to 24, 1851.
On January 27, 1852 he was appointed senator and in 1854 charged with the formation of the new Imperial Guard . As their commander he distinguished himself in 1859 in the Sardinian War on the battlefield of Magenta , where he acquired the dignity of marshal.
He died in Cannes on February 1, 1870 .
literature
- Charles Mullié : Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850. 1852
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Paul Adam Schramm |
Minister of War of France January 9, 1851 - January 24, 1851 |
Jacques-Louis Randon |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angely, Auguste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angely, Auguste comte |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and statesman, Marshal of France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1870 |
| Place of death | Cannes |