Louis Joseph Lahure

Louis Joseph Lahure

Louis Joseph Lahure (born December 29, 1767 in Mons , Austrian Netherlands , † October 24, 1853 in Wavrechain-sous-Faulx ) was a French Général de division of Belgian origin.

Life

The Dutch fleet and French cavalry on January 23, 1795 (painting by Charles Mozin )

Lahure was the son of Nicolas Lahure and his wife Marie-Thérèse du Buisson. After attending school in his hometown, he studied at the University of Leuven . He was inspired by the Brabant Revolution (→ French Revolution ) in 1789 and joined the army.

Lahure was instrumental in handing over the Dutch fleet in 1795 . The following year he took part in Napoleon's Italian campaign. He led his own command under General Jean-Baptiste Kléber and fought at the Valvasone (March 16, 1797). Under General Jacques MacDonald he was also able to distinguish himself at the Trebbia (June 17/19, 1799).

On December 20, 1800, he married Anne de Warenghien de Flory. With her he had three daughters and four sons. With effect from December 27, 1814, Lahure became a French citizen.

After the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815), Lahure left the army and retired to his castle in Wavrechain-sous-Faulx. In August 1830 it was reactivated again until March 1831. He died in Wavrechain a few weeks before his 86th birthday on October 24, 1853.

Military background

• 1788: vice quartier-maître , fourrier , sous-lieutenant
• April 15, 1792: First Lieutenant
• June 1, 1792: Capitaine
• January 9, 1793: Commandant
• July 5, 1795: Colonel (Brigade Commander)
• July 21, 1799: Géneral de brigade (provisional)
• October 19, 1799: General de brigade
• July 20, 1807: General de division
• July 22, 1818: Lieutenant-General

Honors

• November 1803 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
• June 14, 1804 Commander of the Legion of Honor
• April 10, 1811 Chevalier de l'Émpire
• December 22, 1813 Baron de l'Émpire
• August 6, 1814 Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
• April 29, 1833 Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor
• June 15, 1842 Grand Officier des Ordre de Léopold
• His name can be found on the southern pillar (30th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle ( Paris ).

literature

• Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
• Adolphe Robert, Gaston Cougny: Dictionnaire des parlementaires français, Vol. 3 . Slatkine, Geneva 2000, ISBN 2-05-101711-5 .
• 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).
• Jean Tulard : Dictionnaire Napoléon . Fayard, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-213-02286-0 .