Jacques-Félix Jan de La Hamelinaye

Jacques-Félix Jan de La Hamelinaye , rarely Jacques Félix Jan de La Hamelinaye (born February 22, 1769 in Montauban-de-Bretagne , † April 14, 1861 in Rennes ) was a French Général de division .

Life

Jan de La Hamelinaye was the son of a wealthy lawyer in Montauban-de-Bretagne. His upbringing was the responsibility of a private tutor who was also able to inspire him for the ideals of the revolution . In 1791 he volunteered for the infantry . Under the leadership of General Adam-Philippe de Custine , he took part in the conquest of Pruntrut (→ Raurak Republic ) in 1792 and the siege of Mainz (→ Mainz Republic ) in the following year .

He fought in the Battle of Brienne (January 29, 1814), the Battle of La Rothière (February 1, 1814) and the Battle of Bri Champaubert (February 10, 1814).

During the July Revolution of 1830 Jan de La Hamelinaye was in Dijon . He was officially retired on December 2, 1832. He settled in contest and died on April 14, 1861 in Rennes, where he also found his final resting place.

Honors

• Baron de l'Émpire
• 1820 Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor
• 1821 Commandeur des Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
• 1827 Viscount
• 1829 Comte
• His name can be found on the north pillar (9th 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).
• Philip J. Haythornthwaite: Who was who in the Napoleonic Wars . Arms & Armor, London 1998, ISBN 1-85409-391-6 .
• Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébriés militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
• Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des 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 .