On April 28, 1807, at age 18 he entered the École Spéciale Impériale Militaire, the premier French military academy at the time. The next year Conrad quickly moved up the ranks being promoted to Corporal to Sergeant to Sergeant-major in rapid succession. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on March 25, 1809 in the 28th Régiment Infanterie Légère, which set out for Germany shortly thereafter. He fought at the Battle of Essling where his regiment was part of the 2nd Division of the 2nd Corps under Marshall Jean Lannes. Conrad was wounded in the leg at this battle. The next year he deployed to Spain where he was wounded in action a second time at the Battle of Fuentes de Orono. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1812. He transferred to the Grande Armée in Saxony in 1813 where received a gunshot wound in the left shoulder. He was bestowed the award of Légion d'honneur in both the Knight and Chevalier grades on October 8, 1813. Eight days later he was taken prisoner in Leizpeg. He returned to France in September 1814 and was assigned to the 13th Régiment Infanterie Légère where he served until he was dismissed following Napoleon's abdication in 1815.
Military Career in the Bourbon Restorationedit
Conrad returned to military service in 1816 serving in both the Upper and Lower Rhine as an adjutant.
Referencesedit
^Paul Azan. (1907). La Légion Étrangère en Espagne, 1835-1838. H. Charles-Lavauzelle, Paris.
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joseph, conrad, french, colonel, joseph, conrad, december, 1788, june, 1837, french, army, officer, served, napoleonic, wars, french, foreign, legion, serving, algeria, spain, during, first, carlist, joseph, conradborn, 1788, december, 1788strasbourg, alsace, . Joseph Conrad December 8 1788 June 2 1837 was a French Army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and in the French Foreign Legion serving in Algeria and Spain during the First Carlist War 1 Joseph ConradBorn 1788 12 08 December 8 1788Strasbourg Alsace FranceDiedJune 2 1837 1837 06 02 aged 48 SpainAllegiance FranceYears of service1807 18151816 1832RankColonelCommands heldFrench Foreign LegionBattles warsBattle of Essling Battle of Fuentes de OronoBattle of HuescaBattle of BarbastroAwardsLegion d honneurMilitary Career in the Napoleonic Era editOn April 28 1807 at age 18 he entered the Ecole Speciale Imperiale Militaire the premier French military academy at the time The next year Conrad quickly moved up the ranks being promoted to Corporal to Sergeant to Sergeant major in rapid succession He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on March 25 1809 in the 28th Regiment Infanterie Legere which set out for Germany shortly thereafter He fought at the Battle of Essling where his regiment was part of the 2nd Division of the 2nd Corps under Marshall Jean Lannes Conrad was wounded in the leg at this battle The next year he deployed to Spain where he was wounded in action a second time at the Battle of Fuentes de Orono He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1812 He transferred to the Grande Armee in Saxony in 1813 where received a gunshot wound in the left shoulder He was bestowed the award of Legion d honneur in both the Knight and Chevalier grades on October 8 1813 Eight days later he was taken prisoner in Leizpeg He returned to France in September 1814 and was assigned to the 13th Regiment Infanterie Legere where he served until he was dismissed following Napoleon s abdication in 1815 Military Career in the Bourbon Restoration editConrad returned to military service in 1816 serving in both the Upper and Lower Rhine as an adjutant References edit Paul Azan 1907 La Legion Etrangere en Espagne 1835 1838 H Charles Lavauzelle Paris Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Conrad French colonel amp oldid 1104584621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
