Louis Partuno ( fr. Louis Partouneaux ; September 26, 1770 , Romilly-sur-Seine , Department of Ob - January 14, 1835 , Monaco ) - French division general , participant in Napoleon’s campaign in Russia .
| Louis Partuno ( French Louis Partouneaux ) | ||||
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| Date of Birth | September 26, 1770 | |||
| Place of Birth | Romilly-sur-Seine ( Department of Ob ) | |||
| Date of death | January 14, 1835 ( 64) | |||
| Place of death | Monaco | |||
| Affiliation |  France | |||
| Type of army | infantry | |||
| Rank | division general | |||
| Battles / wars | War of the First Coalition , War of the Second Coalition , War of the Third Coalition , Napoleon's Campaign in Russia | |||
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Biography
During the French Revolution, Partuno, on July 13, 1791, volunteered for the 1st Paris Grenadier Battalion and was promoted to junior lieutenant on January 12, 1792, with the appointment of the 50th Infantry Regiment. He participated in the campaign of 1792 in Italy and on April 15, 1793, was promoted to captain for distinction. In 1793, he distinguished himself at Toulon and was appointed commander of the battalion. In 1797, Partuno, as adjutant to General Ray, fought at Rivoli , and at the conclusion of the Campo Formia peace he was sent with diplomatic missions to Rome and Venice .
In 1799, for the distinction near Verona, he was promoted to brigadier general , and in the battle of Novi he was seriously wounded and captured by the Austrian troops of General von Bellegard . Subsequently, Partuno was exchanged for the Austrian general von Zach .
Produced in 1803 as division generals , Partuno in 1805 commanded a grenadier division in the Italian army of Massena and distinguished himself under Castelfranco and Caldiero . While then in the army of Joseph Bonaparte , Partuno took possession of Capua , occupied Naples on February 13, 1806, and in 1809 prevented the British landing in Calabria .
In 1812 , during a campaign in Russia , Partuno commanded the 12th Infantry Division , which was part of the 9th Corps of Victor , and participated in affairs at Chashniki and Smolyany .
When the Great Army crossed the Berezina , the Partuno division, which was the rearguard of the corps of Marshal Victor , and the cavalry brigade of General Deletre remained in Borisov , covering the bridge. On November 15, the corps of Count Wittgenstein collapsed on it. Hoping to break through, Partuno at dusk attacked the Russian troops, but was repelled with heavy losses. Seeing himself surrounded, Partuno sent an officer to Wittgenstein to negotiate surrender, while he himself and part of the division dodged to the side, wanting to make his way through the forests at Stuyanka, but was unsuccessful and was taken prisoner by General Bode . On the morning of November 16, she laid down her arms and the rest of his division.
After spending the next year and a half captive, Partuno returned to France in July 1814 and on August 23 of the same year received the commander’s cross of the Legion of Honor . During the Hundred Days, Partuno refused to return to service.
After Louis XVIII finally returned to France, Partuno from 1815 to 1820 commanded the 8th Division in Toulouse , and then the 1st Infantry Division of the Royal Guard.
In 1829, he retired and settled in Monaco , where he died on January 14, 1835 .
Subsequently, his name was embossed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris .
Sources
- Military Encyclopedia / Ed. V.F. Novitsky and others - St. Petersburg. : t. in I.V. Sytin, 1911-1915.
- Charles Mullié . Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850, 1852