Louis-Auguste Marchand

Louis-Auguste Marchand, Baron de Plauzonne (born July 7, 1774 in Fontainebleau , † September 7, 1812 in Borodino ) was a French general of the infantry .

Live and act

Enthusiastic about the ideals of the revolution , Marchand joined the revolutionary guards around 1790. He was an early supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte who advised him to pursue a career in the army. There Marchand was soon able to distinguish himself through bravery in the Revolutionary Wars and was promoted several times.

With effect from August 5, 1806, Marchand took over the leadership of the 5e regiment d'infanterie , one of the most prestigious infantry regiments of the Grande Armée .

In early 1811 Marchand came to Spain to help enforce Napoleonic politics . He fought bravely & a. before Oñoro (May 3-5, 1811) and took part in the siege of Figueres and Castell de Sant Ferran (April / August 1811).

When Napoleon was planning his war against Russia in 1812 , he also brought Marchand into his staff. Under the command of Eugène de Beauharnais , Marchand took over a brigade from Alexis-Joseph Delzons ' division. He was able to stand out for his bravery before Ostrowno (July 25/26, 1812) and before Borodino (September 7, 1812). In the latter, Marchand was killed and found his final resting place on the edge of the battlefield.

Honors

• April 14, 1810 Baron de l'Émpire
• 1811 Commander of the Legion of Honor
• His name can be found on the eastern pillar (12th column) of the Triumphal Arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle ( Paris )

literature

• Karl Bleibtreu : Marshals, Generals, Soldiers of Napoleon I. VRZ Verlag, Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-931482-63-4 (reprint of the edition, Berlin 1899).
• David G. Chandler : The campaigns of Napoleon . Weidenfeld, London 1993, ISBN 0-297-81367-6 (reprint of the London 1966 edition).
• Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
• Charles Oman : A history of the peninsular war, Vol. 4 . Greenhill, London 2004, ISBN 1-85367-214-9 .
• Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux & 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).