Charles Dugua
Charles Francis Joseph Dugua (* 1740 in Toulouse , according to other information March 1, 1744 in Valenciennes , † October 16, 1802 in Crête-à-Pierrot ) was a French Général de division .
At the siege of Toulon in 1793 he was chief of the general staff of the army of Jacques François Dugommier . He followed this to the Armée des Pyrénées and distinguished himself there. In 1796 he went to the Armée de l'Ouest under Lazare Hoche .
In the Armée d'Italie , he commanded the cavalry crossing the Tagliamento and occupied the city of Trieste .
After the Peace of Campo Formio he returned to France and was given command of the 14th Military Division.
He accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte on the Egyptian expedition . At the battle of the pyramids he commanded the reserve division, which bypassed the entrenched camp of the Turks and decided the defeat of the Mamelukes . During the subsequent Napoleonic campaign in Syria , he was in command of Cairo and suppressed several civil unrest.
On his return to France he brought prints of the Rosetta Stone with him, which were distributed to scholars in Europe.
On his return to France he became Prefect of the Calvados Department and accompanied Charles Leclerc d'Ostin to Saint-Domingue as Chief of the General Staff . He contributed to the success of this expedition at the beginning . He was wounded twice in the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot and died there of an infection in October 1802.
His name is among the names engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in column 25.
literature
- Karl Reichard: Modern biographies, or short news of the life and deeds of the most famous people. Commissioned by Peter Hammer, Leipzig 1811.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Discovery of the Rosetta Stone . Retrieved July 6, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dugua, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dugua, Charles Francis Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French division general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1740 or March 1, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valenciennes or Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1802 |
| Place of death | Crête-à-Pierrot |