Jean-Pierre Firmen Mahler ( fr. Jean-Pierre Firmin Malher ; 1761-1808) - French military leader, division general (1803), participant in the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
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 General Mahler | |||||
| Date of Birth | June 29, 1761 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Paris , Ile-de-France , Kingdom of France | ||||
| Date of death | March 13, 1808 (aged 46) | ||||
| Place of death | Valladolid , Kingdom of Spain | ||||
| Affiliation |  France | ||||
| Type of army | Infantry | ||||
| Years of service | 1777 - 1808 | ||||
| Rank | Division General | ||||
| Part | Great army | ||||
| Commanded | infantry division (1804-06) | ||||
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Biography
Born June 29, 1761 in Paris . He entered the service on October 5, 1777 as a soldier in the Neustrian regiment. In 1794, Maler was awarded the rank of brigadier -adjutant general . He became a brigadier general on October 18, 1799 .
August 27, 1803 promoted to division generals and appointed commander of the 2nd unit of the 13th military district in Rennes . On October 31, 1804, he headed the infantry division in the Ney corps . On August 29, 1805, this division received the 3rd number in the 6th Army Corps of the Great Army . He took part in the campaigns of 1805 and 1806. He distinguished himself in the battles of Gunzburg (October 9, 1805) and Jena (October 14, 1806). October 21, 1806 passed the command of the division, and returned to France to rest. On December 25, 1805, the Great Officer of the Legion of Honor was awarded the badge.
Death
He was accidentally killed on March 13, 1808 during exercises in Valladolid . A ramrod forgotten by a soldier pierced his head in his weapon. May 10, 1808 posthumously promoted to Count of the Empire.
Memory
His heart is kept in the Pantheon , his name is engraved on the north side of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris . In 1886, the fort below Larmont near Pontarlier was renamed Fort Mahler .
Military ranks
- Sergeant (June 30, 1780);
- Junior Lieutenant (August 16, 1792);
- Lieutenant (April 24, 1793);
- Colonel of Staff (April 30, 1794, approved June 18, 1795);
- Brigadier General (October 18, 1799, approved October 19, 1799);
- Division General (August 27, 1803).
Titles
- Count of Mahler and the Empire ( fr. Comte Malher et de l'Empire ; decree of March 19, 1808, patent not confirmed) [1] .
Rewards
Legionnaire of the Legion of Honor (December 11, 1803)
Commander of the Legion of Honor (June 14, 1804)
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor (December 25, 1805)
Cavalier of the Bavarian Order of Leo (March 1806)
Notes
Links
- Fort Mahler (Fr.)