Jean-Louis-Ebenezer Reynier
Count Jean Louis Ebenezer von Reynier (born January 14, 1771 in Lausanne , † February 27, 1814 in Paris ) was a French general .
Life
After training at the bridge and road construction school in Paris, Reynier initially became an engineer , but joined the French artillery in 1792 . There he was soon promoted to officer , then served as an adjutant of the General Staff in the Northern Army and in 1795 received the rank of Général de brigade . In 1796 promoted to Chief of the General Staff of the Armée du Rhin under Moreau , he performed essential services, especially during the retreat, and was promoted to Général de division . In 1798 he accompanied Bonaparte on his as division commanderEgyptian expedition and commanded a division in the Battle of the Pyramids . He took part in the Syrian campaign in 1799 and, under Kléber , decided the victory in the Battle of Heliopolis (March 20, 1800).
Arrested by Kléber's successor Menou because of his defeat at Alexandria (March 21, 1801) and sent back to France, he was graciously received by Bonaparte and referred to his estate in the Nièvre department . Only at the end of 1805 was he given command of a division from the army destined for Naples .
He distinguished himself at the siege of Gaeta in 1806 and participated in the subjugation of Lower Italy . As a result of the defeat in the Battle of Maida (July 4, 1806) he had to evacuate Calabria . He then took over the high command in Naples and was King Murat's Minister of War until mid-1809.
At the opening of the 1809 campaign against Austria, he was at the head of a corps and distinguished himself by name at Wagram . Subsequently ordered to Spain , in 1810 he commanded the 2nd Army Corps in the Army of Portugal . In 1811 he left the army without the emperor's permission and went to Paris to get married.
In the Russian campaign , Napoleon gave him command of the 7th Army Corps (mostly consisting of Saxony), which united with the Austrians under Schwarzenberg . Lieutenant General Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Funck provided a report on this, which appeared shortly after his death in 1829.
In 1813 he took part in the battles at Großgörschen , Bautzen , Großbeeren and Dennewitz at the head of his corps, which mostly consisted of troops from the Rhine Confederation . In the Battle of Leipzig he was assigned to cover the retreat and was taken prisoner on October 19th. After he was soon replaced, he returned to Paris sick and died there on February 27, 1814.
His heirs later published his report De l'Égypte après la bataille d'Heliopolis again under the title Mémoires sur l'Égypte .
Honors
His name is entered on the triumphal arch in Paris in the 24th column.
Works
- About Egypt after the battle of Heliopolis ("De l'Égypte après la bataille d'Héliopolis"). Berlin 1802.
- Mémoires sur l'Egypte . Paris 1827.
Web links
- Alain-Jacques Czouz-Tornare / GL: Reynier, Jean Louis Ebénezer. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reynier, Jean-Louis-Ebenezer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reynier, Jean Louis Ebenezer from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1771 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1814 |
| Place of death | Paris |