Nicolas Xavier de Ricard
Nicolas Xavier de Ricard (born July 12, 1726 in Aix-en-Provence , Bouches du Rhône , † May 30, 1812 in Paris ) was a brigadier general of the French Revolution .
Life
Ricard joined the military as an engineer in April 1744 and served in Flanders until 1748 when he was promoted to lieutenant. He took up service in the royal guard under François de Solas in 1757 and still served under François de Chevert until 1762. Then he was appointed major in the Regiment de Rothenburg by Richelieu and in December 1764 transferred to Guadeloupe as Lieutenant Colonel . There he served at Fort St. Louis from 1765 to 1768.
On September 21, 1788 he was promoted to field marshal and in 1793 became commandant of the island of St. Lucia . On February 4, 1794, he announced the decree to abolish slavery in the French West Indies . However, the British attacked and captured St. Lucia on April 4, 1794. De Ricard was forced to surrender and was captured. He was allowed to return to Le Havre on December 21, 1795 . He retired on January 27, 1804.
swell
- Georges Six, André Lasseray: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire 1792-1814. Saffroy, Paris 1934.
Individual evidence
- ^ Henry Breen: St. Lucia: Historical, Statistical and Descriptive. London 1844: 79-80.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ricard, Nicolas Xavier de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French brigadier general and commandant of St. Lucia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aix-en-Provence , Bouches-du-Rhône |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1812 |
| Place of death | Paris |