Claude-Marie Hervo
Claude-Marie Hervo , more rarely Claude-Marie d'Hervo (born September 11, 1766 in Quimperlé , † April 21, 1809 near Eggmühl, today with Schierling ) was a French général de brigade .
Life
Enthusiastic about the ideals of the revolution , Hervo joined the Garde nationale in 1789 . He took part in some coalition wars. On September 10, 1792 he was promoted to Sous-lieutenant and joined the Rhine Army . A little later he switched to General François Nicolas Benoît Haxo's staff as aide-de-camp .
When he was promoted to captaincy in 1797 , he switched to the staff of General André Masséna for Napoleon's Italian campaign . He took part in the siege of Genoa (April / June 1800) and was soon able to return to France. He was later stationed at Dunkerque .
Hervo fought in the battle of Jena and Auerstedt (October 14, 1806) and was wounded several times there.
Before the Battle of Eggmühl (April 22, 1809), Hervo and some officers rode on patrol in the evening on April 21, 1809 to explore the area of the upcoming battle (→ Battle of Regensburg ). When meeting an enemy troop of soldiers, Hervo was shot
“Au combat de Peising, le général Hervo, chef de l'état-major du du duc d'Auerstaedt, a été également tué; le duc d'Auerstaedt regrette vivement cet officier, dont il estimait la bravoure, l'intelligence et l'Activité "
Honors
- July 7, 1807 Commander of the Legion of Honor
- September 10, 1808 Baron de l'Émpire
- 1808 Military Order of St. Heinrich
- His name can be found on the eastern pillar (18th 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 à 1850. Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vol.).
- Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique de 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Named after the Roman-German Emperor Heinrich II.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hervo, Claude-Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hervo, Claude-Marie d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French brigadier general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1766 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quimperlé |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1809 |
| Place of death | Eggmühl (hemlock) |