Jean-Marie Dorsenne
Jean-Marie-Pierre-François Dorsenne, comte le Paige (born April 30, 1773 in Ardres , Pas-de-Calais department , † July 24, 1812 in Paris ) was a French general de division of the infantry ( Garde impériale ).
Live and act
In 1791 Dorsenne joined the army , enthusiastic about the ideas of the revolution . He was soon able to excel in several battles and was wounded several times.
With the rank of captain he came to the Armée d'Italie and was noticed by General Napoléon when the army had to cross the Tagliamento on March 16, 1797 . A short time later, the latter brought him to his staff with the rank of chief de bataillon .
When Napoleon was planning his invasion of Egypt the following year , Dorsenne volunteered. Dorsenne fought in several battles and was wounded several times. When Napoleon set up the Imperial Guard in 1805, he entrusted Dorsenne with its leadership. With the rank of colonel , he led this guard in the battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805) and was promoted to Général de brigade because of his bravery . As such, he took over the leadership of the Grenadiers à cheval de la Garde impériale the following year and fought in the Battle of Preussisch Eylau (7/8 February 1807).
A short time later, Napoleon ordered him back to Spain, where Dorsenne was installed as military governor of Burgos and later also of Vieille-Castille . When Maréchal Jean-Baptiste Bessières was transferred on July 25, 1811 , Dorsenne took over his previous duties.
Due to the z. In early 1812 General Dorsenne's state of health deteriorated considerably, some of which had not healed properly. No longer fit for duty, he returned to Paris and was operated on in the Val-de-Grâce military hospital in mid-July . He died on July 24, 1812 as a result of a trepanation and found his final resting place in the Pantheon of Paris. According to an ondit , his last words were: "j'espère mourir dans l'honneur"
General Jean-Marie Dorsenne always attached great importance to his appearance, which soon earned him the nickname Le beau Dorsenne among his soldiers .
Honors
- 1808 comte Lepaige
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor
- His name can be found on the western pillar (34th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles de Gaulle (Paris)
literature
- John R. Elting: Swords around a throne. Napoleon's Grande Armée . Da Capo Press, New York 1997, ISBN 0-306-80757-2 , p. 208.
- Alfredo Fierro, André Palluel-Guillard, Jean Tulard : Histoire et Dictionnaire du Consulat et de l'Émpire . Laffont, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-221-05858-5 , pp. 728-729.
- Philip J. Haythornthwaite: Napoleon's Commanders, Vol. 1: 1792-1809 . Osprey Publ., Oxford 2001, ISBN 1-841-76055-2 , p. 25.
- John Tyler Headley: The Imperial Guard of Napoleon. From Marengo to Waterloo . Scribner, New York 1888, pp. 133-134.
- Charles Mullié: Biographiedes célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850, vol. 1 . Poignavant, Paris 1851.
- Charles Oman : A history of the peninsular war, Vol. 4 . Greenhill Books, London 2006, ISBN 1-85367-214-9 .
- Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et 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).
Web links
- Jean-Marie Dorsenne at arcdetriomphe.info
Individual evidence
- ^ Translation: "I hope to die in honor".
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorsenne, Jean-Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dorsennel le Paige, Jean-Marie-Pierre-François, comte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general of the infantry (Garde impériale) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1773 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ardres , Pas-de-Calais department |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1812 |
| Place of death | Paris |