Pierre Margaron

Pierre Margaron

Pierre Margaron (born May 1, 1765 in Lyon , † December 16, 1824 in Paris ) was a French general of the cavalry .

Live and act

Margaron was an avid supporter of the Revolution from the start and began his military career in 1789. On August 15, 1792, he joined the Légion des Ardennes with the rank of captain and was soon able to distinguish himself through courage and bravery. Several promotions followed during the Revolutionary Wars and in 1794/95 he was able to switch to the Northern Army as Adjudant-General .

When Napoleon was planning his Italian campaign in 1796 , Margaron volunteered as one of the first. He fought u. a. near Castiglione (August 5, 1796) and Lodi (May 10, 1796).

At Fossano (November 4th / 5th, 1799), on the Trebbia (June 17th / 19th, 1799) and in front of Marengo , Margaron was able to distinguish itself through bravery.

Margaron took part in the Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805) and was wounded. He returned to France and was officially incapacitated until April 11, 1806. But only on July 28 of the same year did he return to the General Staff of the Grande Armée . On October 14th, his cavalry fought under Marshal Soult in the battle of Jena .

Under General Andoche Junot , Margaron was involved in the Napoleonic Wars on the Iberian Peninsula . He fought at Vimeiro (November 4/5, 1808), at Évora de Alcobaça (December 8, 1810) and at Gévora (February 19, 1811).

After the Battle of Vitoria (June 21, 1813), in which Margaron also took part, he was able to return to France with his troops. After the Battle of Paris (March 31, 1814) and Napoleon's abdication (→ Abdication ), Margaron turned to the Bourbons and supported King Louis XVIII. When Napoleon had left the island of Elba and his “ rule of the hundred days ” began, Margaron immediately placed himself under the command of the emperor again.

After the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815), Margaron was stationed near Paris and was sent into temporary retirement on October 22, 1815. With effect from August 14, 1816 King Louis XVIII appointed him. as Inspector General of the Gendarmerie and Margaron held this office for five years. He officially retired on July 3, 1821.

Pierre Margaron settled in Paris and died there on December 16, 1824. He found his final resting place in the Père Lachaise cemetery (Division 39).

Honors

• December 9, 1803 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
• June 14, 1804 Commander of the Legion of Honor
• January 29, 1809 Baron de l'Émpire
• April 1814 Chevalier des Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis
• His name can be found on the north pillar (2nd column) of the Triumphal Arch on Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Paris)

literature

• David G. 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 1851 (2 vols.).
• Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographieque 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 : The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book . Greenhill, London 1998, ISBN 1-85367-276-9 .
• Jean Tulard et al. a .: Histoire de Dictionnaire du Consulat et de l'Émpire . Laffont, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-221-05858-5 .

Web links

• Pierre Margaron at arcdetriomphe.info