Henri François Delaborde
Henri François Graf Delaborde (born December 21, 1764 in Dijon , † February 3, 1833 in Paris ) was a French Général de division .
When the French Revolution broke out , Delaborde joined an infantry regiment and in 1793 was already general de brigade . The following year he fought victoriously in Spain at the Bidassoa (July 25) and at Misquiriz (October 16, 1794).
Delaborde then hurried with his division to the Rhine ( Armée de Mayence ), where he occupied the Breisgau , while Moreau advanced to Bavaria . After the Peace of Lunéville (1801) Delaborde took over the 13th Military Territorial Division. In 1807 his division under General Junot advanced to Portugal and was installed as governor of Lisbon that December . In the following year 1808 Delaborde fought against the British under Wellesley at Roliça (August 17) and in the Battle of Vimeiro (August 21), where he was wounded. He continued to command his division and fought in January 1809 in the Battle of La Coruña . Two months later he fought at Carvalho before fighting again in Porto in May 1809 . In September he commanded the II Corps of the main army in Spain. He returned to France and was elevated to the rank of count by Emperor Napoleon .
In 1812 Delaborde led a division under Édouard Mortier . After Napoleon's return from Elba, Delaborde immediately rejoined him and was appointed Peer of France . He now took over the command of several divisions. For this reason he came on the proscription list after the final suppression of Napoleonic rule . However, the trial court declared that it had no jurisdiction because his name was misspelled. The matter then seems to have been forgotten.
Henri François Delaborde lived in seclusion and died on February 3, 1833 in Paris. His name is entered on the triumphal arch in Paris in the 34th column.
literature
- Hippolyte Bellangé: The Generals of the French Republic and the Empire , Carl B. Corck, Leipzig 1847, p. 369
- David Chandler: Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars , New York 1979. ISBN 0-02-523670-9
- Digby Smith: The Napoleonic Wars Data Book Greenhill, London: 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9
Web links
- Biography on frenchempire.net (english)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delaborde, Henri François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Delaborde, Henri François Graf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1833 |
| Place of death | Paris |