Joseph Sécret Pascal-Vallongue
Joseph Sécret Pascal-Vallongue , rarely Joseph Sécret Pascal de Vallongue (born April 14, 1763 in Sauve , † June 17, 1806 in Castelleone ) was a French général de brigade of pioneers .
Life
Pascal-Vallongue was the son of Simon-Pierre Pascal de Vallongue and his wife Louis Bruguière de Cazenove. After his education, mostly by private tutors, he came to the École des ponts et des chaussées ([Technical] school for bridges and roads) in Paris . After graduating, he joined the army and joined the Corps des ingénieurs des ponts et chaussées as an engineer .
During the Revolutionary Wars , Pascal-Vallongue became the Armée du Nord and fought under the leadership of General Armand Samuel de Marescot .
As a great admirer of Napoleon , he volunteered for the Egyptian expedition in 1798 . During the naval battle of Abukir (August 1-2, 1798) he was taken prisoner of war together with 45 French officers; but were released "on word of honor" and were supposed to return to France.
Pascal-Vallongue fought off Ulm (October 16/19, 1809), Haslach-Jungingen (October 11, 1805) and Austerlitz (December 2, 1805).
After further promotions and transfers, he fought at Preußisch Eylau (February 7/8, 1807) and was instrumental in the sieges of Stolp (February 14, 1807) and Danzig (May 25, 1807).
In 1806 the Grande Armée besieged Gaeta and Pascal-Vallongue was also there under the leadership of Marshal André Masséna . While inspecting the siege ring around the city, he was shot and very badly wounded. On June 17, 1806 he died in the hospital of Castelleone from his wounds.
Fonts
Pascal-Vallongue was a competent as well as eager collaboration of the Mémorial topographique et militaire . His contributions have long been considered trend-setting.
Honors
- The sculptor Jean Baptiste Debay the Elder (1793-1893) created a bust of him; set up in the battle gallery (prince's wing) in Palace of Versailles .
- His name can be found on the south pillar (28th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris).
literature
- Joseph Chambon: Un général gardois sous la Révolution et l'Émpire. Joseph Pascal de Vallongue . Presses Universelles, Avignon 1974.
- Philip J. Haythronthwaite: Who was who in the Napoleonic Wars . Arms & Armor, London 1998, ISBN 1-85409-391-6 .
- Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poigavant, Paris 1851 (2 vol.).
- Hector B. Piers: Biography de la ville de Saint Omer . Lemaire, Saint-Omer 1835.
- Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux & amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Émpire . 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ see also: Republic of Danzig .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pascal-Vallongue, Joseph Sécret |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pascal de Vallongue, Joseph Sécret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pioneer brigadier general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sauve |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1806 |
| Place of death | Castelleone |