Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial
Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial (born April 21, 1774 in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny , † May 30, 1829 in Paris ) was a French Général de division of the infantry .
Life
Curial was a son of the lawyer François Joseph Curial (1740-1801) and his wife Marie Domenget. Enthusiastic about the ideals of the revolution , Curial joined the army at eighteen. Under General Jean-François Carteaux he fought in the Revolutionary Wars and was soon able to distinguish himself through bravery.
When Napoleon started his campaign in Egypt in 1798 , Curial volunteered. In Egypt he was again able to distinguish himself and was promoted to Chef de bataillon in 1799 .
Curial led his own command at Austerlitz (December 2, 1805) and then switched to the Guard impériale in the same function . He fought near Jena (October 14, 1806), Preußisch Eylau (February 7/9, 1807) and Friedland (June 14, 1807).
On March 14, 1808, Curial married Clémentine-Marie, a daughter of State Councilor Jacques Claude de Beugnot, in Paris and had three children with her: Napoléon Joseph (1809–1861), Marie Clémentine (1812–1889) and Adolphe Philibert (1814–1861). 1873).
He took part in the battles near Aspern (May 21/22, 1809) and Wagram (July 5/6, 1809), as well as in the disastrous Russian campaign in 1812 .
Further promotions followed after his service in front of Vauchamps (February 14, 1814) and Craonne (March 7, 1814).
Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial died on May 30, 1829 at the age of 57 in Paris, where he found his final resting place.
Honors
- December 11, 1803 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
- June 14, 1804 Officer of the Legion of Honor
- December 25, 1805 Commander of the Legion of Honor
- March 19, 1808 Baron de l'Émpire
- 1813 Grand Cross of the Ordre de la Réunion
- March 22, 1814 Comte de l'Émpire
- June 2, 1814 Chevalier de Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
- July 14, 1814 Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor
- February 14, 1815 Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
- August 2, 1823 Commander of the Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
- July 3, 1827 Ordre du Saint-Ésprit
- The Carré Curial , a cultural center in Chambéry, bears his name
- The Rue Curial in the 19th arrondissement of Paris bears his name
- His name can be found on the eastern pillar (17th column) of the triumphal arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris).
literature
- Charlesc Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de la mer de 1789 à 1850 . Poignavant, Paris 1851 (2 vols.).
- André Palluel-Guillard et al. a .: Histoire et dictionnaire du Consulat et de l'Émpire . LAffont, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-221-05858-5 .
- Stephen Pope: The Cassell dictionary of the Napoleonic wars . Cassell, London 1999, ISBN 0-304-35229-2 .
- Adolphe Robert and Gaston Cougny: Dictionnaire des parlementaires français, vol. 2 . Slatkine, Geneva 2000, ISBN 2-05-101711-5 (reprint of the Paris 1889 edition).
- Jules Philippe: Les gloires de la Savoie . Éditions Clarey, Paris 1863.
- Digby Smith : The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book . Greenhill, London 1998, ISBN 1-85367-276-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Curial, Philibert Jean-Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French infantry division general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1774 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1829 |
| Place of death | Paris |