Joachim Ambert
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Joachim Marie Jean Jacques Alexandre Jules Ambert (born February 8, 1804 in Caillac ; † March 31, 1890 ibid) was a French général de brigade and military writer.
Life
Joachim Ambert comes from a wealthy family: he was born at Château Lagrézette as the son of General Jean-Jacques Ambert . After being educated by private tutors, he attended a military academy and was able to successfully complete this training in 1824.
In the following years Ambert was able to distinguish himself in several wars and was also promoted several times. As a partisan of the Bourbons , his career also accelerated in the July monarchy ; from Lieutenant (December 21, 1830) to Lieutenant-Colonel (April 22, 1847).
Over the years, a small, but highly praised work of predominantly military non-fiction books emerged. When the Second Republic was constituted with the February Revolution of 1848 , Ambert also tried to succeed in politics. For some time he acted as the conseiller d'état .
reception
In addition to his books, Ambert published regularly in newspapers and magazines such as "l'Abeille", "Le Courrier français", "Siècle" and the "Spectateur militaire". Ambert was praised by the criticism that despite his own experience, he always tried to reproduce the facts neutrally.
Honors
- March 14, 1860 Commander of the Legion of Honor
Fonts (selection)
- Arabesques . 1868.
- La Colonne Napoléon et le camp de Boulogne . 1839.
- Conséquences des progès de l ' artillerie . 1866.
- Élogedu maréchal Moncey . 1842.
- Esquisses historiques et pittoresques des différents corps de l'aemée . 2nd edition 1837.
- Un essai historique sur Duplessis-Mornay . 1847.
- Le Général Drouot . 1880.
- L'Heroïsme en soutane . 1876.
- Histoire de la guerre 1870–1871 1873.
- Louvois d'apres sa correspondance . 1881.
- Le maréchal de Vauban . 1882.
- Soldier . 1854.
- Trois soldats de coeur. Larrey , Daumesnil , Desaix . Editions Alfred Mame, Tours 1879.
literature
- Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
- Gustave Vapereau : Dictionnaire des contemporains . Hachette, Paris 1880. Vol. 1, p. 38 ( digitized version )
Web links
- Literature by and about Joachim Ambert in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ambert, Joachim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ambert, Joachim Marie Jean Jacques Alexandre Jules; Ambert, Joachim-Marie-Jean-Jacques-Alexandre-Jules |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caillac |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1890 |
| Place of death | Caillac |