Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon
Catherine-Dominique, marquis de Pérignon (born May 31, 1754 in Grenade , Haute-Garonne, France, † December 25, 1818 in Paris ) was a French Revolutionary General, Maréchal d'Empire and Peer of France .
Life
After his first service as a soldier, in which he became a Sous-lieutenant on August 18, 1784 and left the service shortly afterwards, in 1791 he became People's Deputy. When the war broke out, he rejoined the army and served in the defense of the Pyrenees border against Spain.
By glorious deeds he was promoted to Général de brigade on September 12, 1793 and to Général de division on December 25 . In the 1794 campaign he was able to successfully push back the Spaniards. In the battle of Escola on November 20, which he led as commander-in-chief, 50,000 Spaniards were defeated, driven back and the city of Figueiras was captured. He then conquered a mountain fortress near Roses by pulling cannons and material up steep walls. The city itself fell after a 70-day siege.
When the peace between Spain and France was agreed in Basel on June 22, 1795, Pérignon had conquered almost all of Catalonia. He represented France at the Spanish court until 1797, when he was given command of the Armée d'Italie at a time when many of the French possessions had fallen to Austria. In the battle of Novi , in which General Joubert fell and Grouchy - later also Marshal - served under him, he distinguished himself again, but was seriously wounded by seven sword blows and taken prisoner.
After his healing, Napoleon , who was now the first consul , thanked him with a senatorial post . On September 11, 1802, he was General Commissioner of the Spanish-French border regulation, on May 19, 1804 Marshal of the Empire. On September 18, 1806 he was raised to the rank of count and appointed Governor-General of the Duchies of Parma and Piacenza; on July 23, 1808 he replaced Jourdan as the commandant and governor of Naples. He stayed here until 1814 when Murat , King of Naples , switched sides.
Back in Paris he arrived shortly before the Allied troops and voted in the Senate for the dissolution of the Empire . Louis XVIII appointed him u. a. on June 4, 1814 as peer of France . As governor of the 10th military division, he planned the resistance against Napoléon, who had returned from Elba , in the south of France , but it never came to that. During the reign of the Hundred Days he remained uninvolved, so that he retained his titles and offices in the Restoration and became governor of the 1st Military Division on January 10th. On June 30, 1817 he was promoted to marquis .
Honors
His name is entered on the triumphal arch in Paris in the 33rd column.
literature
- Désiré Lacroix: The marshals of Napoleon I. Transferred by Oskar Marschall von Bieberstein; Published by Heinrich Schmidt & Carl Günther, 1898.
- Carl Bleibtreu: Marshals, generals, soldiers of Napoleon I. 2nd edition, Alfred Schall publishing house, Berlin, before 1911.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pérignon, Catherine-Dominique de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pérignon, Catherine-Dominique, marquis de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French revolutionary general, marshal and peer of France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grenade , Haute-Garonne, France |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1818 |
| Place of death | Paris |