Louis François Foucher de Careil
Louis François Foucher Comte de Careil (born February 18, 1762 in Guérande , † August 22, 1835 in Garches ) was a French general de division of the artillery .
Life
On September 1, 1781 Fouche de Careil began his service as a cadet at the École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in the fortress of Metz .
He fought in the Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), the Battle of Jena and Auerstedt (October 14, 1806) and in the Napoleonic Wars in Spain (1808). During the Russian campaign he was wounded in the Battle of Borodino (September 7, 1812).
When Napoleon abdicated, Foucher de Careil served King Louis XVIII. first as lieutenant du roi , then later as commissaire du roi . As such, he represented the French king in negotiations with the city of Hamburg (see also the Hamburg French period )
Foucher de Careil later gave up all his offices and posts and settled in Garches. He died on August 22nd, 1835 at the age of 73, where he found his final resting place.
Honors
- 1813 Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor
- 1813 baron de l'émpire
- His name can be found on the eastern pillar (11th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris).
literature
- Fernand Calmettes (Ed.): Mémoires du général Bon. Thibault . Plon, Paris 1893/95 (5 vol.)
- Charles Mullié: Biographie de célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1852 (2 vols.).
- Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux & amiruax français de la révolution et de l'émpire. 1792-1814 . Saffroy, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-901541-06-2 (reprint of the Paris 1934 edition).
- Jean Tulard (Ed.): Dictionnaire Napoléon . Fayard, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-213-02286-0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foucher de Careil, Louis François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Comte de Careil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Artillery Divisional General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guérande |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1835 |
| Place of death | Garches |