Augustin-Marie d'Aboville
Augustin-Marie d'Aboville (born April 20, 1776 in La Fère , † June 20, 1843 in Paris ) was a French général de brigade of the artillery .
Life
D'Aboville came from a noble family of officers; his paternal grandfather was Colonel , his father General François-Marie d'Aboville , and his older brother General Augustin-Gabriel d'Aboville . From March 12, 1792 he joined the army and became a cadet at the artillery school in his hometown.
He was soon able to distinguish himself and joined the Italian Army with the rank of captain . During the reign of terror of the Revolution , d'Aboville was suspended because he was of noble origin. On November 25, 1794 he was rehabilitated and re-admitted to service in his old rank.
He served in various positions, including a. in the Rhine Army , and quickly made a career. From May 22, 1803 he led his own command of the artillery as a commandant . Between 1803 and 1804 he was seconded by Napoleon Bonaparte in preparation for the invasion of Great Britain.
D'Aboville later moved to the staff of General Alexandre-Jacques-Bernard Law de Lauriston and went with his expeditionary army to Martinique . In 1804 he returned and moved to the Grande Armée .
From 1808 he took over a command of the artillery in the Garde impériale and fought in the Battle of Wagram (July 5th / 6th, 1809). There he was very badly wounded and lost his right arm. After his recovery he was promoted to Général de brigade on July 9, 1809, and at Napoleon's request, he also took over the management of the artillery school of La Fère from that day. Until the spring of 1814, d'Aboville did not do any active service. He was only used again with his cadets in defense of Paris (March 30, 1814).
After Napoleon's abdication on April 11, 1814 (→ Treaty of Fontainebleau ), d'Aboville became part of King Louis XVIII. When Napoleon left the island of Elba and his rule of the Hundred Days began, d'Aboville was back in his hometown. On March 20, 1815, he prevented the capture of his city (and the military facilities) by Generals Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes and François Antoine Lallemand .
On October 6, 1815, General d'Aboville was adopted into retirement. Due to his loyalty to the House of Bourbon , he was appointed to the jury the following year, which was to judge Admiral Lenoir and Colonel Royer. Then General Auguste-Marie d'Aboville resigned from all offices and retired into private life. He died at the age of 67 on June 20, 1843 and found his final resting place on the Cimetière Père Lachaise (Division 25).
Honors
- 1803 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
- 1807 Officer of the Legion of Honor
- July 9, 1809 Baron de l'Émpire
- August 5, 1814 Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
- His name can be found on the north pillar (4th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris).
literature
- David Chandler: The campaigns of Napoleon . Weidenfeld, London 1993, ISBN 0-297-81367-6 (reprint of the London 1966 edition).
- Charles Mullie: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 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 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aboville, Augustin-Marie d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French brigadier general of the artillery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Fère |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1843 |
| Place of death | Paris |