François Hilarion Point
François Hilarion Point (born April 14, 1759 in Montélimar , Département Drôme , † December 24, 1798 in Popoli , Province of Pescara ) was a French general de brigade of the infantry .
Live and act
On April 1, 1779, Point joined the royal forces. He served under Jean-Baptiste Dubarry in the Régiment Royal-Champagne Cavalerie . He was soon able to distinguish himself through bravery and his career led him from Maréchal des logis (September 11, 1784), Adjutant (January 1, 1789) to Capitaine (July 1, 1792).
During the reign of terror of the Revolution , Point was promoted to Général de brigade. Later he was on the staff of General Jean-Étienne Championnet and fought under General Louis Lemoine at Popoli. In this battle Point was one of the first to be killed. He found his final resting place in a mass grave on the edge of the battlefield.
Honors
- His name can be found on the south pillar (28th 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 d, ed. London 1966)
- Jacques Charavay: Les généraux morts pour la patrie 1792–1871 . Paris 1887, p. 56.
- Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographiques des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Émpire. 1792-1814 . Saffroy, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-901541-06-2 (unchanged reprint of the Paris 1934 edition)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Point, François Hilarion |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Général de brigade of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montélimar , Drôme department |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1798 |
| Place of death | near Popoli , Province of Pescara |