Paul de Ladmirault

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General de Ladmirault

Louis René Paul de Ladmirault (born February 17, 1808 in Montmorillon near Vienne , † February 1, 1898 in Sillars ) was a French Général de division .

Ladmirault entered the Saint-Cyr Military School in 1829 and went to Algeria as a Sous-lieutenant in 1831 , where he served for 22 years. Because of his military prowess, which he demonstrated in many skirmishes and undertakings, he was promoted to the Général de division and in 1852 recalled to France , where he was given command of a division of the army in Paris.

In the Sardinian War in 1859 he commanded the 2nd Division of the 1st Corps in Italy. He already distinguished himself on June 8th at Melegnago , took part with his troops in the battle of Solferino , defended the churchyard there on June 24th and stormed the entrenched Solferino in the afternoon. He was badly wounded in the process.

In the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 he was given command of the 4th Corps of the Rhine Army with which he took part in the battles off Metz . He distinguished himself on August 18 in the defense of Amanvillers through bravery and success against the attacks of the Prussian IX. Corps , also during the storming of the village of Servigny. With the surrender of Metz he fell into German captivity .

Returned from this he took part in the fight against the Paris Commune . On April 6, 1871, he took command of the 1st Corps of the Army of Versailles, penetrated with it through the Porte de St.-Ouen in Paris on May 22, and took the heights of Montmartre the next day . He was then appointed military governor of Paris and member of the Supreme War Council on July 1, 1871 , but was deposed in 1878 for his hostile attitude towards the republic . In March 1876 he was elected Vice President of the Senate. In 1878 he resigned from active service.

literature

  • Paul de Ladmirault: Bases d'un projet pour le recrutement de l'armée de terre . Paris 1871.

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SURNAME Ladmirault, Paul de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ladmirault, Louis René Paul de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French general
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Montmorillon near Vienne
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1898
Place of death Sillars