Nicolas Conroux

Nicolas Conroux

Nicolas François Conroux, Baron de Pépinville (born February 17, 1770 in Douai , † November 11, 1813 in Bayonne ) was a French general de division of the infantry .

Life

At the age of 16, Nicolas Conroux was enrolled in the army in 1786 and was promoted to officer six years later.

He distinguished himself in the two battles for Arlon (June 9, 1793 and April 17/18, 1794) and Fleurus (June 26, 1796). He took part in the battles at Valvasone and in 1798 off Naples.

After the Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), Conroux was promoted to Général de brigade for his bravery . As such, he took part in the battles near Heilsberg (June 10, 1807), Friedland (June 14, 1807), Aspern (May 21/22, 1809) and Wagram (June 5/6, 1809).

Conroux fought in the Napoleonic Wars on the Iberian Peninsula a . a. near Oñoro (May 3-4, 1811), Vitoria (June 21, 1813) and Nivelle (November 10, 1813). In the latter he was seriously wounded and died the next day in the field hospital.

Honors

• 1807 Commander of the Legion of Honor
• 1808 Baron de l'émpire
• His name can be found on the eastern pillar (16th column) of the Triumphal Arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris)

literature

• Karl Bleibtreu : Marshals, Generals, Soldiers of Napoleon I. VRZ, 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).
• Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1852 (2 vols.).
• 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).
• Digby Smith : Napoleonic Wars data book . Greenhill, London 1998, ISBN 1-85367-276-9 .