In June 1813, Bertoletti famously held the fortress of Tarragona with 1,600 soldiers against John Murray's 16,000-man British army. Realizing he could not hope to hold the outer walls with his small Franco-Italian garrison, he pulled back into the inner defenses and two outworks. Ultimately, Murray abandoned the siege and 18 heavy cannon when he heard that two French relief columns were due to arrive. When the British expedition sailed away, Bertoletti alertly called for help from the nearest French column, which soon marched into the fortress. At the news that French reinforcements were nearby, Murray gave up a second plan to capture Tarragona.[5] After the Napoleonic Wars, Bertoletti served the Austrian crown as field marshal. He died in Vienna. The Arc de Triomphe bears the inscription BERTOLETTI on the 37th column.
Referencesedit
Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980.
Glover, Michael. The Peninsular War 1807-1814. London: Penguin, 2001. ISBN0-14-139041-7
Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN1-85367-276-9
The Names of 660 persons inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe
April 10, 2024
antoine, marc, augustin, bertoletti, antonio, bertoletti, also, known, august, 1775, march, 1846, milanese, military, officer, served, french, empire, general, brigade, notably, peninsular, antoine, marc, augustine, bertolettilieutenant, general, born28, augus. Antonio Bertoletti also known as Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti August 28 1775 March 6 1846 was a Milanese military officer who served the French Empire as a general of brigade notably in the Peninsular War Antoine Marc Augustine BertolettiLieutenant General Antoine Marc Augustin BertolettiBorn28 August 1775MilanDied6 March 1846Milan aged 71 AllegianceKingdom of Italy 1805 13 Austria 1814 death RankBrigadier General Field MarshalBattles warsWar of the Fifth Coalition Battle of Raab Battle of WagramPeninsular War Contents 1 Military career 2 References 2 1 Footnotes 3 External linksMilitary career editDuring the War of the Fifth Coalition Bertoletti served in the Italian theater under the command of Eugene de Beauharnais the Viceroy of Italy At the outbreak of war he led a brigade in Achille Fontanelli s Division 1 Later Jean Rusca took command of the division which missed the Battle of Piave River 2 Bertoletti led his brigade in an action at Klagenfurt on 8 June and at Papa Hungary on 12 June as well as the major Battle of Raab on 14 June 3 During the Battle of Wagram his brigade defended Klagenfurt on Eugene s line of communications 4 In June 1813 Bertoletti famously held the fortress of Tarragona with 1 600 soldiers against John Murray s 16 000 man British army Realizing he could not hope to hold the outer walls with his small Franco Italian garrison he pulled back into the inner defenses and two outworks Ultimately Murray abandoned the siege and 18 heavy cannon when he heard that two French relief columns were due to arrive When the British expedition sailed away Bertoletti alertly called for help from the nearest French column which soon marched into the fortress At the news that French reinforcements were nearby Murray gave up a second plan to capture Tarragona 5 After the Napoleonic Wars Bertoletti served the Austrian crown as field marshal He died in Vienna The Arc de Triomphe bears the inscription BERTOLETTI on the 37th column References editBowden Scotty amp Tarbox Charlie Armies on the Danube 1809 Arlington Texas Empire Games Press 1980 Glover Michael The Peninsular War 1807 1814 London Penguin 2001 ISBN 0 14 139041 7 Smith Digby The Napoleonic Wars Data Book London Greenhill 1998 ISBN 1 85367 276 9Footnotes edit Bowden amp Tarbox p 102 Bowden p 111 Smith p 314 315 Note that Bowden differs from Smith by not listing Rusca s division as present at Raab Bowden p 160 Glover p 271 275External links editThe Names of 660 persons inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti amp oldid 1185560781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
