Louis Baraguay d'Hilliers was born in Paris. He was a minor noble and entered the French Army as a lieutenant in 1784. At the start of the French Revolutionary Wars, he decided to remain in France. By 1793, he had been promoted during the siege of Mainz to général de brigade and served as chief of staff to Adam Custine. When Custine was arrested, Baraguey d'Hilliers was arrested as well. Luckier than his chief who died under the guillotine, he was released after the overthrow and execution of Maximilien Robespierre.
In 1798, he accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt but after the French captured Malta he was sent back to France with the trophies. However, on his way back his ship was intercepted by the Royal Navy and he became a prisoner. After his release he faced a court martial but was acquitted. Then he joined Jacques MacDonald as his chief of staff. In 1800, he fought under Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr at the Battle of Stockach on 3 May and six days later at Biberach.[3] Later he was assigned to guard the Valtellina.[4]
Napoleonic Wars
In 1801, Baraguey d'Hilliers was appointed Inspector General of infantry and in 1804 he became colonel general of the dragoons. He commanded a dragoon division of the cavalry reserve during the campaign of 1805. He fought under MarshalMichel Ney at the Battle of Elchingen.[5] In 1808 he again became governor of Venice.
During the campaign of 1809 Baraguey d'Hilliers served under Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais. At the Battle of Piave River he commanded a two-division corps.[6] He also distinguished himself at the Battle of Raab where he led one division of his corps.[7] He then served for some time as governor of the County of Tyrol with orders to pacify the region. In 1810 he was sent to Spain where he served in Catalonia. Recalled from Spain, he served in the Russian campaign of 1812 where his troops were assigned to guard Smolensk after that city was captured by the French. During the retreat from Moscow, Emperor Napoleon ordered Baraguey d'Hilliers to march east to meet him. However, instead of joining Napoleon, his division marched into the jaws of the advancing Russian army. The Russians surrounded one of his brigades and forced it to surrender on November 9.[8] For this incident, Baraguey d'Hilliers fell into disgrace with the emperor. He died in January 1813 in Berlin.
References
Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980.
Boycott-Brown, Martin. The Road to Rivoli. London: Cassell & Co., 2001. ISBN0-304-35305-1
Chandler, David. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan, 1979. ISBN0-02-523670-9
Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN1-85367-276-9
louis, baraguey, hilliers, august, 1764, january, 1813, french, army, general, fought, french, revolutionary, wars, napoleonic, wars, father, achille, baraguey, hilliers, marshal, france, father, general, damrémont, governor, general, algeria, 19th, century, d. Louis Baraguey d Hilliers 13 August 1764 6 January 1813 was a French Army general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars He was the father of Achille Baraguey d Hilliers a Marshal of France and the father in law of General Damremont governor general of Algeria Louis Baraguey d Hilliers19th century depiction of Louis Baraguey d HilliersBorn 1764 08 13 13 August 1764Paris FranceDied6 January 1813 1813 01 06 aged 48 Berlin Province of Brandenburg PrussiaAllegiance FranceBranch French ArmyRankGeneral de divisionWars and battlesFrench Revolutionary Wars Siege of Mainz 1793 Battle of Rivoli Battle of Stockach 1800 Battle of Biberach 1800 Napoleonic Wars Battle of Elchingen Battle of Piave River 1809 Battle of Raab Contents 1 French Revolution 2 Napoleonic Wars 3 References 3 1 FootnotesFrench Revolution EditLouis Baraguay d Hilliers was born in Paris He was a minor noble and entered the French Army as a lieutenant in 1784 At the start of the French Revolutionary Wars he decided to remain in France By 1793 he had been promoted during the siege of Mainz to general de brigade and served as chief of staff to Adam Custine When Custine was arrested Baraguey d Hilliers was arrested as well Luckier than his chief who died under the guillotine he was released after the overthrow and execution of Maximilien Robespierre In 1796 Baraguey d Hilliers commanded part of Paris against insurgents After another spell in prison on suspicion of royalist tendencies he was posted to Louis Hoche s army Transferred to Italy he served under Napoleon Bonaparte as governor of Lombardy 1 He was involved in the capture of Bergamo He led a brigade in Gabriel Rey s division at the Battle of Rivoli 2 Promoted to general de division in 1797 he was appointed governor of Venice In 1798 he accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt but after the French captured Malta he was sent back to France with the trophies However on his way back his ship was intercepted by the Royal Navy and he became a prisoner After his release he faced a court martial but was acquitted Then he joined Jacques MacDonald as his chief of staff In 1800 he fought under Laurent de Gouvion Saint Cyr at the Battle of Stockach on 3 May and six days later at Biberach 3 Later he was assigned to guard the Valtellina 4 Napoleonic Wars EditIn 1801 Baraguey d Hilliers was appointed Inspector General of infantry and in 1804 he became colonel general of the dragoons He commanded a dragoon division of the cavalry reserve during the campaign of 1805 He fought under Marshal Michel Ney at the Battle of Elchingen 5 In 1808 he again became governor of Venice During the campaign of 1809 Baraguey d Hilliers served under Viceroy Eugene de Beauharnais At the Battle of Piave River he commanded a two division corps 6 He also distinguished himself at the Battle of Raab where he led one division of his corps 7 He then served for some time as governor of the County of Tyrol with orders to pacify the region In 1810 he was sent to Spain where he served in Catalonia Recalled from Spain he served in the Russian campaign of 1812 where his troops were assigned to guard Smolensk after that city was captured by the French During the retreat from Moscow Emperor Napoleon ordered Baraguey d Hilliers to march east to meet him However instead of joining Napoleon his division marched into the jaws of the advancing Russian army The Russians surrounded one of his brigades and forced it to surrender on November 9 8 For this incident Baraguey d Hilliers fell into disgrace with the emperor He died in January 1813 in Berlin References EditBowden Scotty amp Tarbox Charlie Armies on the Danube 1809 Arlington Texas Empire Games Press 1980 Boycott Brown Martin The Road to Rivoli London Cassell amp Co 2001 ISBN 0 304 35305 1 Chandler David Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars New York Macmillan 1979 ISBN 0 02 523670 9 Smith Digby The Napoleonic Wars Data Book London Greenhill 1998 ISBN 1 85367 276 9 Zamoyski Adam Moscow 1812 Napoleon s Fatal March Harper 2004 ISBN 0 06 108686 XFootnotes Edit Boycott Brown p 52 Boycott Brown p 494 516 Smith p 181 182 Chandler p 198 Chandler p 198 Bowden amp Tarbox p 111 Bowden amp Tarbox p 118 Zamoyski p 409 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Baraguey d 27Hilliers amp oldid 1119828094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
