Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers
Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers (born August 13, 1764 in Paris , † January 6, 1813 in Berlin ) was a French general . His battle strategies are still considered exemplary and are an integral part of the curriculum at officers' schools.
Life
Baraguey became a Sous lieutenant in 1784 , fought in the Revolutionary Army as Général de brigade and Souschef of the staff of Custine in 1793 in the Palatinate and during the siege of Mainz , but was involved in the fall of Custine, arrested and only released after Robespierre's fall. He narrowly escaped execution , which should have been carried out in two months.
In 1796 he commanded the troops in Paris against the insurgents of the suburb of St. Antoine, after he had been persecuted again as a royalist, he joined the western army under Hoche and then to Italy, where Bonaparte placed two half-brigades under him and ordered the occupation of Bergamo .
Promoted to Général de division in March 1797 for his good services , he occupied Venice and resided there as governor until the city was occupied by the Austrians. In 1798 he joined the Egyptian expedition , was sent back from Malta with the spoils of victory, was taken prisoner by the English, and after his liberation was tried before a court martial. The reason was the allegation Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers had made a pact with the English or at least acted with gross negligence. However, he was completely acquitted and in 1799 commanded as Chief of Staff to the Rhine Army and then operated under MacDonald in Graubünden .
In 1801 he was appointed General Inspector of the Infantry and in 1804 Colonel General of the Dragoons . In the campaign of 1805 he led the reserve cavalry and distinguished himself in the battle of Austerlitz . In 1808 he became governor of Venice for the second time. In 1809 he stood out under Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais, especially in the Battle of Raab (June 14, 1809).
After the Peace of Vienna, Commander-in-Chief in Tyrol , he contributed much to calming this country through moderation. In 1810 Napoleon I sent him to Spain, where he took over a command in Upper Catalonia. In the Russian campaign in 1812 , part of his division had to surrender to the Russians on November 9th, which is why he fell out of favor with Napoleon. He died in Berlin in January 1813.
His son Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers was under Napoléon III. Marshal .
Honors
His name is entered on the triumphal arch in Paris in the 24th column (Bey DHILLIERS).
literature
- Karl Florentin Leidenfrost : French Heldensaal or the life, deeds and current fates of the most memorable heroes of the Republic and the Empire, in particular Napoleon's comrades in arms and marshals , Bernhard Friedrich Voigt , Ilmenau 1828, p. 22.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baraguey d'Hilliers, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1813 |
| Place of death | Berlin |