Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier (born August 1, 1738 in Trois-Rivières , Guadeloupe , † November 18, 1794 at San-Lorenzo de la Muga , Catalonia ; born Jacques François Coquille ) was a French general.
Life
At the age of thirteen, Coquille joined the army. With the rank of lieutenant colonel he resigned from the service and went to the French Antilles island of Martinique , where he came to considerable wealth in the plantation economy and changed his name in 1785 from "Coquille" to "Dugommier". When the French Revolution broke out , he received the rank of Colonel in the National Guard and defended Fort Saint Pierre with his revolutionary troops for seven months.
In 1792 he went to France, refused a seat as a deputy to the National Convention and in 1793 was assigned the rank of Général de brigade of the Italian Army. From November 1793, after the recall of Général Carteaux , he commanded the siege of Toulon and on January 16, 1794 was appointed commander in chief of the Armée des Pyrénées orientales . On April 30, 1794, he defeated the Spanish under General Union in the Battle of Boulou . On September 17th he succeeded in retaking Fort de Bellegarde in Le Perthus . On August 13, 1794 he was victorious in the battle of San-Lorenzo de la Muga , three months later he was killed in the battle of the Black Mountain. His grave is in Perpignan .
Honors
- His name is entered on the triumphal arch in Paris in the 33rd column.
- His bust was placed in the Battle Gallery of the Palace of Versailles , which opened in 1837 .
- Because of his achievements he was awarded the Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis .
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SURNAME | Dugommier, Jacques François |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coquille, Jacques François (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1738 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Trois-Rivières , Guadeloupe |
DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1794 |
Place of death | near San-Lorenzo de la Muga , Catalonia |