Henri Rottembourg
Henri Rottembourg (born July 6, 1769 in Phalsbourg , Lorraine , † February 8, 1857 in Montgeron , Essonne ) was a French Général de division .
Life
Henri Rottembourg joined the Régiment du Quercy as a soldier on September 16, 1784 (from 1791 84 e régiment d'infanterie ). On January 1, 1791 he was promoted to Caporal-fourrier , on May 1, 1792 to Sergent, on August 26, 1792 to Adjudant-sous-Officier , on September 1, 1792 to Sous-lieutenant and on October 15, 1792 to lieutenant . He took part in the campaigns of 1792 and was deployed in An II (period between January 1, 1793 and September 21, 1793) with the Armée du Center , the Armée du Nord and the Armée des Ardennes . On the 1er frimaire on III (November 21, 1794) he became Capitaine-adjudant-major of the 172 e demi brigade, (this then became the 99 e demi brigade and later the 62 e demi brigade). He served from An II (1794/1795) to An IX (1800/1801) in the Armée de Sambre-et-Meuse , the Armée de Mayence , against the English and in Italy. In the battle near Verona on 6th germinal an VII (March 26th 1795) he fought at the head of the Tirailleurs and was wounded by a bullet in the right thigh. The injury did not prevent him from seeing the fight through to the end. In the frimaire on VIII (November / December 1799) he distinguished himself when the troops of Général Louis Gabriel Suchet withdrew to the Var and was promoted to the chief de bataillon on the following 10 fructidor (August 27, 1800) . On the 4th nivôse on IX (December 25th, 1800) he carried out a bayonet attack with his unit in the battle of Pozzolo. This contributed to the success of the 5 nivôse (December 26th), on which Borghetto had to surrender. Rottembourg conveyed the terms of surrender to the Austrian commander.
On the 30th frimaire at XII (December 21, 1802) he became chief de bataillon in the 56 e régiment d'infanterie . On the 4th germinal on XIII (March 24th 1803) Rottembourg became a member of the Légion d'honneur and on May 1st 1806 with the rank of Chef de bataillon to the regiment of the Chasseurs à pied de la Garde impériale (hunters on foot of the Imperial Guard) offset. After the battle of Jena and Auerstedt , he was promoted to colonel and took over as commandant of the 108 e régiment d'infanterie de ligne , and on July 7th he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honor. After his return to France he was promoted to Général de brigade on July 21, 1811 . As adjutant general of the Imperial Guard , he took part in the Russian campaign in 1812 . Back in France he took on the task of reorganizing the infantry of the Imperial Guard, which he carried out very successfully and for which he was decorated with the Commander's Cross of the Legion of Honor on May 14, 1813. On 14 September the same year he became head of the one he régiment de chasseurs-à-pied de la Garde impériale to (1st Regiment of hunters walk of the Imperial Guard) and on November 20 General de division promoted. During the campaign in France in 1814 he commanded the 5th Division of the Young Guard.
After the restoration
After the first return of the Bourbons, on June 27, 1814, King Louis XVIII awarded him . the Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis , appointed him Inspecteur général d'infanterie (Inspector General of the Infantry) and decorated him on February 14, 1815 with the Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur . On April 30th he was appointed command of the 6th Infantry Division in the 2 e corps d'observation (2nd observation corps ). From there he moved to a division of the Armée du Rhin (Rhine Army) and resigned from service on September 9th. Appointed to this position again on March 29, 1816, he switched to the Inspection générale de l'infanterie (General Inspection of Infantry) on October 25, 1817 and to the État-major général de l'armée (General Staff of the Army.) King Charles X placed him in command of the 16th Division in Lille on August 9, 1820 and decorated him with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor.
On November 17, 1821 he was appointed Président du comité d'infanterie (President of the Committee for Affairs de Infantry) and took over command of the Division des Pyrénées-Orientales on February 12, 1823 . On May 23, 1825 he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis .
From August 5, 1830 to February 10, 1831 he was placed at the disposal of the General Staff. On July 5, 1832, he became Inspector General of the Infantry of the 11th and 20th Divisions and from December 1, Commander of the 18th Division in Dijon , and then finally retired on July 1, 1834. His name is immortalized on the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile and until 1869 there was a rue Rottembourg in Paris . In his last place of residence, Rottembourg Castle commemorates the former resident. In addition, the square in front of the Saint-Jacques le Majeur church there is called Place de Rottembourg .
Promotions
- September 16, 1784: beginning of military service
- January 1, 1791: Caporal-Fourrier (was replaced by the Caporal-chef in 1919 and therefore corresponds roughly to a major corporal today)
- May 1, 1792: Sergent
- August 26, 1792: Adjudant-sous-officier (Adjudant was not a rank, but a position)
- September 1, 1792: Sous-lieutenant
- October 15, 1792: Lieutenant
- August 27, 1800: Chef de bataillon
- October 20, 1806: Colonel and regimental commander in the 108 e régiment d'infanterie de ligne
- July 21, 1811: General de brigade
- November 20, 1813: General de division
literature
- Six, Georges. Dictionnaire Biographique des Généraux & Amiraux Français de la Révolution et de l'Empire (1792–1814). Paris: Gaston Saffroy, 2003.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1st Regiment of Guards Hunters on Foot
- ↑ the website of the city of Montgeron.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rottembourg, Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French division general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Phalsbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1857 |
| Place of death | Montgeron |