French General. An artillery officer, he was known as a superb organizer and tactician.
He saw combat action in numerous battles during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the Siege of Mainz, the Siege of Toulon, the 1799 campaign in Germany and Switzerland, the Battle of Austerlitz, the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt, the Battle of Heilsberg, the Battle of Friedland, the Siege of Danzig, and the Battle of Wagram, as well as the Battles of Smolensk and Borodino during the 1812 French Invasion of Russia. On June 4, 1807, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte bestowed upon him the Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honor and the following year he was made Count of the First French Empire. After learning that his son Ferdinand was killed at the Battle of Borodino, he fell ill from fatigue and exhaustion and died at the age of 53. His body was laid to rest at Les Invalides except for his heart, which was entombed in a private chapel near his Monthorin castle at Louvigne-du-Desert, in Brittany.
He saw combat action in numerous battles during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the Siege of Mainz, the Siege of Toulon, the 1799 campaign in Germany and Switzerland, the Battle of Austerlitz, the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt, the Battle of Heilsberg, the Battle of Friedland, the Siege of Danzig, and the Battle of Wagram, as well as the Battles of Smolensk and Borodino during the 1812 French Invasion of Russia. On June 4, 1807, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte bestowed upon him the Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honor and the following year he was made Count of the First French Empire. After learning that his son Ferdinand was killed at the Battle of Borodino, he fell ill from fatigue and exhaustion and died at the age of 53. His body was laid to rest at Les Invalides except for his heart, which was entombed in a private chapel near his Monthorin castle at Louvigne-du-Desert, in Brittany.
French General. An artillery officer, he was known as a superb organizer and tactician.
He saw combat action in numerous battles during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the Siege of Mainz, the Siege of Toulon, the 1799 campaign in Germany and Switzerland, the Battle of Austerlitz, the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt, the Battle of Heilsberg, the Battle of Friedland, the Siege of Danzig, and the Battle of Wagram, as well as the Battles of Smolensk and Borodino during the 1812 French Invasion of Russia. On June 4, 1807, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte bestowed upon him the Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honor and the following year he was made Count of the First French Empire. After learning that his son Ferdinand was killed at the Battle of Borodino, he fell ill from fatigue and exhaustion and died at the age of 53. His body was laid to rest at Les Invalides except for his heart, which was entombed in a private chapel near his Monthorin castle at Louvigne-du-Desert, in Brittany.
He saw combat action in numerous battles during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the Siege of Mainz, the Siege of Toulon, the 1799 campaign in Germany and Switzerland, the Battle of Austerlitz, the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt, the Battle of Heilsberg, the Battle of Friedland, the Siege of Danzig, and the Battle of Wagram, as well as the Battles of Smolensk and Borodino during the 1812 French Invasion of Russia. On June 4, 1807, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte bestowed upon him the Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honor and the following year he was made Count of the First French Empire. After learning that his son Ferdinand was killed at the Battle of Borodino, he fell ill from fatigue and exhaustion and died at the age of 53. His body was laid to rest at Les Invalides except for his heart, which was entombed in a private chapel near his Monthorin castle at Louvigne-du-Desert, in Brittany.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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