Count Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendal (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃batistdymɔ̃so]; 7 November 1760 – 29 December 1821) was a general from the Southern Netherlands, in the service of France and the Netherlands.
Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau
Nickname(s)
Le général sans tache (The unblemished general[1])
At first destined for a career as an architect (for which he showed a marked disposition), he fought in his first battles in 1788 as a volunteer in the Canaris (after its uniform's colour) cavalry regiment during the Brabant Revolution. He became a lieutenant colonel in that unit in November 1789.[2] After the revolution was stopped in 1790, he fled and offered the First French Republic his services, commanding a battalion of the Belgian Legion, fighting at Jemappes and rising to général de brigade in 1793 after his defence of the approaches to Lille against the young comte de Bouillé.
Fighting in the invasion of the Dutch Republic under general Pichegru in 1795, he moved to the Batavian Republic's army as a lieutenant-general. In 1796 he commanding the troops protecting the provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe, before being made military governor of the Hague. During the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland he brought up two-thirds of his 2nd Batavian division in forced marches from Friesland and he arrived on 8 September to take on a position in the center of the Franco-Batavian front, around Alkmaar, in time for the Battle of Krabbendam. He was then reinforced with the 7th Half-brigade of Daendels' division. He was wounded at the battle of Bergen (1799) and was thus unable to participate in the Battle of Alkmaar. In 1805 he commanded the corps of Batavian troops placed under the command of maréchal Mortier.
After the Batavian Republic's transformation into the Kingdom of Holland under Louis Bonaparte in 1806, general Dumonceau became a conseiller d'État and marshal of Holland. He regularly commanded Dutch troops in the Napoleonic Wars and on 30 March 1809 was made a naturalised Dutch citizen by king Louis. He was later made count of Bergenduin on 15 April 1810. After Holland's annexation by France in July 1810, Dumonceau was made a comte de l'Empire by Napoleon I of France on 28 January 1811, then count of Bergendal, with the establishment of majorat in département d'Ombrone on 2 May 1811.
General Dumonceau married twice. His first marriage was to Anne-Marie Collinet in Brussels on 5 May 1782. After her death on 15 June 1795, he married Agnes Wilhelmina Cremers at Groningen on 22 May 1796. His son Jean-François Dumonceau (1790–1884), his grandson Charles-Henri-Félix (1827–1918) and his great-grandson Charles-Joseph-Henri-Félix Dumonceau (1859–1952) were all aides de camp to William III then Wilhelmina. A Comte du Monceau was also co-regent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands before the majority of Queen Wilhelmina.[4][5][6]
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unblemished general 1 Born7 November 1760Brussels Austrian Netherlands modern Belgium Died29 December 1821Forest United Kingdom of the Netherlands modern Belgium AllegianceUnited Belgian States First French Republic Batavian Republic Kingdom of Holland First French Empire United Kingdom of the NetherlandsRankGeneral de divisionBattles warsBrabant Revolution War of the First Coalition Flanders campaign Battle of Valmy Battle of Jemappes Battle of Neerwinden War of the Second Coalition Anglo Russian invasion of Holland Battle of Krabbendam Battle of Bergen War of the Third Coalition Planned invasion of Britain War of the Fourth Coalition Siege of Hamelin Capture of East Frisia War of the Fifth Coalition Walcheren Campaign French invasion of Russia War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Kulm Siege of DresdenAwardsMarshal of Holland Name engraved on the Arc de triomphe Rue Dumonceau Bruxelles Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and issue 3 Namesakes 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksLife editAt first destined for a career as an architect for which he showed a marked disposition he fought in his first battles in 1788 as a volunteer in the Canaris after its uniform s colour cavalry regiment during the Brabant Revolution He became a lieutenant colonel in that unit in November 1789 2 After the revolution was stopped in 1790 he fled and offered the First French Republic his services commanding a battalion of the Belgian Legion fighting at Jemappes and rising to general de brigade in 1793 after his defence of the approaches to Lille against the young comte de Bouille Fighting in the invasion of the Dutch Republic under general Pichegru in 1795 he moved to the Batavian Republic s army as a lieutenant general In 1796 he commanding the troops protecting the provinces of Groningen Friesland and Drenthe before being made military governor of the Hague During the Anglo Russian invasion of Holland he brought up two thirds of his 2nd Batavian division in forced marches from Friesland and he arrived on 8 September to take on a position in the center of the Franco Batavian front around Alkmaar in time for the Battle of Krabbendam He was then reinforced with the 7th Half brigade of Daendels division He was wounded at the battle of Bergen 1799 and was thus unable to participate in the Battle of Alkmaar In 1805 he commanded the corps of Batavian troops placed under the command of marechal Mortier After the Batavian Republic s transformation into the Kingdom of Holland under Louis Bonaparte in 1806 general Dumonceau became a conseiller d Etat and marshal of Holland He regularly commanded Dutch troops in the Napoleonic Wars and on 30 March 1809 was made a naturalised Dutch citizen by king Louis He was later made count of Bergenduin on 15 April 1810 After Holland s annexation by France in July 1810 Dumonceau was made a comte de l Empire by Napoleon I of France on 28 January 1811 then count of Bergendal with the establishment of majorat in departement d Ombrone on 2 May 1811 He fought in the 1813 campaign under general Vandamme and guaranteed the army s retreat after Vandamme s capture at the battle of Kulm Dumonceau was then captured himself at Dresden on 11 November 1813 with marechal Gouvion Saint Cyr remaining a prisoner until Napoleon s abdication in April 1814 He played no role during the Hundred Days 3 He then returned to the Netherlands and became aide de camp to William I of the Netherlands he was elected deputy for Brabant Meridional in the Tweede Kamer from 15 March 1820 until his death in 1821 Marriage and issue editGeneral Dumonceau married twice His first marriage was to Anne Marie Collinet in Brussels on 5 May 1782 After her death on 15 June 1795 he married Agnes Wilhelmina Cremers at Groningen on 22 May 1796 His son Jean Francois Dumonceau 1790 1884 his grandson Charles Henri Felix 1827 1918 and his great grandson Charles Joseph Henri Felix Dumonceau 1859 1952 were all aides de camp to William III then Wilhelmina A Comte du Monceau was also co regent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands before the majority of Queen Wilhelmina 4 5 6 Namesakes editIn Brussels rue Dumonceau avenue general DumonceauReferences edit Given by his soldiers due to his honesty Bataillon des Canaris de Namur J B Dumonceau Canaris1790 be Archived from the original on 11 April 2009 Retrieved 8 September 2013 Blok amp Molhuysen 1911 Les Vieilles Tiges de l Aviation belge asbl De Vieilles Tiges van de Belgische luchtvaart vzw Vieillestiges be Retrieved 25 February 2015 aeropedia be aeropedia be Archived from the original on 16 December 2013 Retrieved 25 February 2015 De stamboom van Stan Maas Stanmaas nl Archived from the original on 15 June 2009 Retrieved 25 February 2015 Sources editJean Tulard ed Dictionnaire Napoleon Fayard 1999 Biography Archives nationales des Pays Bas permanent dead link Parlement com Blok P J Molhuysen P C 1911 Dumonceau Joannes Baptista Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek NNBW Deel 1 External links editBiography on napoleon 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