Louis Lepic
Louis Lepic (born September 20, 1765 in Montpellier , † January 7, 1827 in Andrésy ) was a French Général de division of the cavalry .
Life
In 1781 Lepic volunteered for the dragoons of the royal army and made a career there very quickly. With the permission of the Assemblée nationale consttuante , King Louis XVI was named in autumn 1791 . a guard granted. In the autumn of the following year Lepic was able to join this Garde constitutionelle du Roi with the rank of lieutenant colonel .
When the king was executed in late 1793, Lepic was in command and under the orders of General Jean-Baptiste Kléber . Here he was used in the suppression of the uprising in the Vendée and the fighting against the army of the emigrants .
In 1796 Lepic took part in Napoleon's Italian campaign and fought a. a. in the battle of Montenotte (April 12, 1796), in the battle of Millesimo (April 13, 1796) and in the battle of Mondovi (April 20/22, 1796).
With his own command, Lepic took part in the fourth coalition war under the leadership of Maréchal Joachim Murat . He fought u. a. near Jena (October 14, 1806) and Preußisch Eylau (February 7/8, 1807).
Under Murat, Lepic also fought in Spain ; u. a. before Madrid (→ Dos de Mayo uprising ).
When Napoleon abdicated after the Battle of Paris (March 30, 1814), Lepic turned to the House of Bourbon . When Napoleon left the island of Elba and his rule of the Hundred Days began, Lepic defected again to the emperor. Under his leadership he fought in the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815). During the restoration , Lepic settled in Andrésy and died there on January 7, 1827 at the age of over 61. He found his final resting place on the Cimetière Montparnasse in Paris .
Honors
- May 1809 Baron de l'Émpire
- January 1815 Comte de l'Émpire
- His name can be found on the eastern pillar (20th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle ( Paris ).
- The avenue Lepic (Montpellier), the boulevard Lepic ( Aix-les-Bains ) and the rue Lepic ( Paris ) were named in his honor.
literature
- Karl Bleibtreu : Marshals, generals, soldiers of Napoleon I. VRZ-Verlag, Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-931482-63-4 (reprint of the Berlin 1899 edition).
- David Chandler: The campaigns of Napoleon . Weidenfeld, London 1993, ISBN 0-297-81367-6 (reprint of the London 1966 edition).
- Alfred Fierro et al. a .: Histoire et Dictionnaire de Consulat et de l'Émpire . Laffont, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-221-05858-5 .
- Philipp J. Haythornthwaite: Who was who in 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 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
- Jean Tulard : Dictionnaire Napoléon . Fayard, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-213-02286-0 .
Web links
- General Louis Lepic at Napoleon Monuments .
- Louis Lepic in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lepic, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French division general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montpellier |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1827 |
| Place of death | Andrésy |