At the Battle of Maida on 4 July 1806, Peyri commanded a 'Foreign' brigade made up of two battalions of the Polish-Italian Legion (937 men) and the 4th Battalion of the 1st Swiss Regiment (630 men), part of Verdier's Division.[2]
1809 Campaignedit
In 1809 he commanded a brigade of Severoli’s 1st Italian Division under Eugène de Beauharnais in Italy, seeing action at Sacile 15/16 April and Raab 15th-16th. He was in Baraguey d’Hilliers’ Reserve Corps at Raab & Pressburg, July. He served in the Tyrol in August, and in Carinthia, October.
Spainedit
Promoted to Géneral de Division, he was given command of the Italian Division in MarshalLouis Gabriel Suchet's Armée du Aragon and served at the siege of Tarragona in June 1811. Peyri's 4,892-man division consisted of two battalions each of the Kingdom of Italy 1st Light, 2nd Light, 4th Line, 5th Line, and 6th Line Infantry Regiments. The RoyalChasseurs à Cheval and NapoleoneDragoon Regiments were also attached.[3] On 25 July 1811, Suchet won a victory in the Battle of Montserrat, in which Peyri did not participate. In August, Peyri led his division in the suppression of guerillas in southern Aragon. The Spanish partisans were chased away from Teruel and forced to disperse into the mountains.[4]
1813 campaignedit
Replaced by Palombini in September 1811, In April 1813 he was given command of the 15th Division of the reconstituted Italian Corps under Eugène, Napoleon ordered Peyri's division to march from Italy to Germany.[5] He served in Bertrand’s IV Corps at Lutzen 2 May, then with 8,000 men was heavily defeated by Barclay de Tolly at Koenigswertha (Königswartha) on the 19th and taken prisoner.[6] He was replaced by Achille Fontanelli.
^Napoleon and the Struggle for Germany By Michael V. Leggiere (Cambridge University Press 2015) p.328
Referencesedit
Bowden, Scotty; Tarbox, Charlie (1980). Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press.
Oman, Charles (1996). A History of the Peninsular War Volume IV. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole. ISBN1-85367-224-6.
Schneid, Frederick C. (1995). Soldiers of Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy: Army, State and Society, 1800-1815. Boulder, Col.: Westview Press Inc. ISBN0-8133-2688-5.
Schneid, Frederick C. (2002). Napoleon's Italian Campaigns: 1805-1815. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers. ISBN0-275-96875-8.
luigi, gaspare, peyri, louis, gaspard, balthazar, pierre, léon, marie, peyri, 1758, 1822, became, general, officer, army, kingdom, italy, which, satellite, napoleon, first, french, empire, italians, swiss, poles, number, important, actions, fourth, coalition, . Luigi Gaspare Peyri or Louis Gaspard Balthazar Pierre Leon Marie Peyri 1758 1822 became a general officer in the army of the Kingdom of Italy which was a satellite of Napoleon s First French Empire He led Italians Swiss and Poles in a number of important actions in the War of the Fourth Coalition the War of the Fifth Coalition and the Peninsular War Luigi Gaspare PeyriBorn1758 1758 Mantua Republic of VeniceDied1822 1823 aged 64 unknownAllegiance ItalyService wbr branchInfantryRankGeneral of DivisionBattles warsBattle of Campo Tenese 1806 Battle of Maida 1806 Battle of Sacile 1809 Battle of Piave River 1809 Battle of Raab 1809 Siege of Figueras 1811 Siege of Valencia 1812 Battle of Lutzen 1813 Contents 1 Maida 2 1809 Campaign 3 Spain 4 1813 campaign 5 Notes 6 ReferencesMaida editPeyri hailed from Mantua 1 At the Battle of Maida on 4 July 1806 Peyri commanded a Foreign brigade made up of two battalions of the Polish Italian Legion 937 men and the 4th Battalion of the 1st Swiss Regiment 630 men part of Verdier s Division 2 1809 Campaign editIn 1809 he commanded a brigade of Severoli s 1st Italian Division under Eugene de Beauharnais in Italy seeing action at Sacile 15 16 April and Raab 15th 16th He was in Baraguey d Hilliers Reserve Corps at Raab amp Pressburg July He served in the Tyrol in August and in Carinthia October Spain editPromoted to General de Division he was given command of the Italian Division in Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet s Armee du Aragon and served at the siege of Tarragona in June 1811 Peyri s 4 892 man division consisted of two battalions each of the Kingdom of Italy 1st Light 2nd Light 4th Line 5th Line and 6th Line Infantry Regiments The Royal Chasseurs a Cheval and Napoleone Dragoon Regiments were also attached 3 On 25 July 1811 Suchet won a victory in the Battle of Montserrat in which Peyri did not participate In August Peyri led his division in the suppression of guerillas in southern Aragon The Spanish partisans were chased away from Teruel and forced to disperse into the mountains 4 1813 campaign editReplaced by Palombini in September 1811 In April 1813 he was given command of the 15th Division of the reconstituted Italian Corps under Eugene Napoleon ordered Peyri s division to march from Italy to Germany 5 He served in Bertrand s IV Corps at Lutzen 2 May then with 8 000 men was heavily defeated by Barclay de Tolly at Koenigswertha Konigswartha on the 19th and taken prisoner 6 He was replaced by Achille Fontanelli Notes edit Schneid 1995 38 Schneid 2002 175 176 Oman 1996 IV 640 Oman 1996 IV 533 535 Schneid 1995 100 Napoleon and the Struggle for Germany By Michael V Leggiere Cambridge University Press 2015 p 328References editBowden Scotty Tarbox Charlie 1980 Armies on the Danube 1809 Arlington Texas Empire Games Press Oman Charles 1996 A History of the Peninsular War Volume IV Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania Stackpole ISBN 1 85367 224 6 Schneid Frederick C 1995 Soldiers of Napoleon s Kingdom of Italy Army State and Society 1800 1815 Boulder Col Westview Press Inc ISBN 0 8133 2688 5 Schneid Frederick C 2002 Napoleon s Italian Campaigns 1805 1815 Westport Conn Praeger Publishers ISBN 0 275 96875 8 Smith Digby 1998 The Napoleonic Wars Data Book London Greenhill ISBN 1 85367 276 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luigi Gaspare Peyri amp oldid 1138622982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
