François de Chasseloup-Laubat

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François de Chasseloup-Laubat

Marquis Francois de Chasseloup-Laubat (born August 18, 1754 in Saint-Sornin , Charente-Maritime department near Marennes , † October 10, 1833 in Paris ) was a French général de brigade , fortress builder and engineer.

biography

Chasseloup-Laubat was trained at the Military Academy of Charleville-Mézières ( Ardennes Department ). In 1774 he was assigned to the Genie Corps in the rank of Sous-lieutenant . As a colonel , he was actively involved in the revolution in 1789 . In 1792 he defended Montmédy , in 1794 led the main attack off Maastricht and in 1795 the siege work off Mainz . During the Italian campaign in 1796 he acted as the "chief of genius"; especially during the siege of Mantua and was promoted to Général de brigade by Napoleon .

After the peace agreement he was busy regulating the new borders of Italy. In 1799 he paved a safe way back in the Black Forest Moreau's corps and thus saved the same. After the Battle of Marengo, he besieged Peschiera del Garda and then carried out the razing of the Citadelle of Mantua using newly invented mine furnaces.

After the Peace of Lunéville , he designed a new defense system for northern Italy and made Alessandria a main arsenal. One of Chasseloup-Laubat's main merits was the fortification of Château-Vieux, Legnago, Peschiera, Mantua and Alessandria.

In the war of 1806 he took over the major work on the Elbe and Oder fortresses that Napoleon I wanted to keep. He also fought in the battles of Golymin and Preussisch-Eylau and for some time led the siege of Kolberg , Danzig and Stralsund .

In the war with Austria in 1809 he again commanded the Genie Corps in Italy, then became the commandant of Mantua and completed the fortification of Palma nuova. In the campaign against Russia in 1812 he was given high command of the Genie Corps for the seventh time and attended all battles and the unfortunate retreat.

Chasseloup-Laubat was appointed senator with effect from April 1813 and supported Louis XVIII the following year . He was raised to the nobility (marquis) and appointed peer of France . In the chamber of peers , Chasseloup-Laubat defended the constitutional principles throughout his life. In recent years he went blind and died seven weeks after his 79th birthday on October 10, 1833 in Paris.

Honors

His name is entered on the triumphal arch in Paris in the 24th column (CHASSELOUP).

Works (selection)

  • Memoires on the artillery . Paris 1815.
  • Essais sur quelques parties des fortifications et de l'artillerie . Milan 1811.