Armand Charles Louis Le Lievre de La Grange ( French Armand Charles Louis Le Lièvre de La Grange ; 1783 - 1864) - French military leader, lieutenant general (1814), count (1810), participant in the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
| Charles Lagrange | ||||||||||
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| fr. Charles Lagrange | ||||||||||
| Date of Birth | March 21, 1783 | |||||||||
| Place of Birth | Paris , Ile-de-France , Kingdom of France | |||||||||
| Date of death | August 2, 1864 ( 81) | |||||||||
| Place of death | Paris , Department of Seine , French Empire | |||||||||
| Affiliation |  France | |||||||||
| Type of army | Cavalry | |||||||||
| Years of service | 1800 - 1848 | |||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant general | |||||||||
| Part | Great army | |||||||||
| Commanded | 7th Light Cavalry Brigade (1813) | |||||||||
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His older brother, Adelaide Lagrange , also rose to the rank of general.
The name of the general is embossed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris .
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Biography
Born into the family of the lieutenant general of the royal army, Marquis de Lagrange, his older brother also rose to the rank of division general. On April 5, 1800, Charles volunteered for the 9th Dragoon Regiment, was wounded in the battle of Marengo , on July 4, 1800 - the brigadier (non-commissioned officer rank corresponds to corporal ), on September 22, 1800 - the wahmister, on October 23, 1800 - the youngest lieutenant . In 1800-1801 he served in the Italian army, fought at Montebello on June 9, distinguished himself when crossing the Mincio at Pozzolo on December 25, where he was wounded.
In 1802 he accompanied General Sebastiani on his diplomatic missions to Constantinople , Syria and Egypt. July 15, 1803 - lieutenant, February 9, 1804 - adjutant of General Sebastiani. On September 12, 1805, he became adjutant to the Chief of the General Staff of the Great Army, Marshal Berthier , participated in the campaign of 1805, was wounded in the battle of Amstetten on November 6, distinguished himself in the capture of Ulm and in the battle of Austerlitz.
January 20, 1806 promoted to captain with the appointment of the 23rd Horse Ranger Regiment, fought in the Naples Army, July 18, 1806 distinguished himself in the siege of Gaeta. January 27, 1807 - squadron commander of the 9th hussar regiment, took part in the Polish campaign of 1807 (part of the war of the fourth coalition ), fought at Eilau , Heilsberg , Friedland , was at the capture of Stralsund . July 13, 1807 promoted to colonel of the headquarters in Tilsit .
From August 22, 1807 to January 18, 1810 he again acted as adjutant to Marshal Bertier, fought in Spain, distinguished himself in the battle of Somosierre on November 30, 1808, and Benavente on December 29, 1808.
He took part in the Austrian campaign of 1809, fought at Landshut , Regensburg, Ekmule , Essling and Wagram , where he was shell-shocked with shrapnel in his knee. In 1810, as part of the delegation of Marshal Berthier, accompanied Marie-Louise of Austria from Vienna to Paris. On January 31, 1812 he was promoted to brigadier general, on February 18, 1812 he led the 3rd brigade of the 5th division of the heavy cavalry of General Valance of the 1st corps of the cavalry reserve of the Great Army, participated in the Russian campaign, fought July 26 at Mogilev, August 16-17 at Smolensk, on August 19 at Valutino, on October 24 at Maloyaroslavets, on November 3 at Vyazma. During the retreat of the army, November 23 was included in the "Holy Squadron."
He took part in the Saxon campaign of 1813 as part of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, commanded the 7th Light Cavalry Brigade in the 2nd Light Cavalry Division of General Russell d'Jurbal, distinguished himself in the battles of Wittenberg, Leipzig and Hanau. Since January 12, 1814 - the commander of the 1st brigade of the 7th division of the Young Guard, fought at Fontainebleau, Kraon, Laon, Fer-Champenoise and near Paris.
During the first restoration of the Bourbons, he was promoted to lieutenant general on June 4, 1814, and on July 1 he was appointed commander of the squadron of the 2nd company of the Royal Black Musketeers. During the “Hundred Days” he remained without a job, after the second restoration he was placed at the disposal of the Minister of War, from February 7, 1831 he was in the reserve of the General Staff. October 11, 1832 - peer of France , in 1845 - general inspector of the 9th district of the gendarmerie, in 1846 - general inspector of the 3rd cavalry district, April 12, 1848 resigned. November 14, 1859 - senator. He died on August 2, 1864 in the capital of France at the age of 81. The name of the general is embossed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris .
Military ranks
- Foreman (July 4, 1800);
- Wahmister (September 22, 1800);
- Junior Lieutenant (October 23, 1800);
- Lieutenant (July 15, 1803);
- Captain (January 20, 1806);
- Squadron commander (January 27, 1807);
- Colonel Headquarters (July 13, 1807);
- Brigadier General (January 31, 1812);
- Lieutenant General (June 4, 1814).
Titles
- Count of Lagrange and the Empire ( French comte Lagrange et de l'Empire ; Decree of October 28, 1808, patent approved April 26, 1810) [1] .
Rewards
Legionnaire of the Legion of Honor (March 14, 1806)
Cavalier of the Bavarian Military Order of Maximilian Joseph (March 14, 1806)
Commander of the Bavarian Military Order Maximilian Joseph (June 30, 1807)
Officer of the Legion of Honor (July 24, 1809)
Cavalier of the Austrian Order of St. Leopold (April 4, 1810)
Commander of the Legion of Honor (November 30, 1813)
Cavalier of the Military Order of St. Louis (August 22, 1814)
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor (April 30, 1836)
Grand Cross of the Luxembourg Order of the Oak Crown
Notes
- ↑ Empire Nobility on G. Archived December 19, 2013.
Literature
- Georges Six, Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et des amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire (1792-1814), Paris, Saffroy, 1934.
- Armand Charles Louis Le Lièvre de La Grange, dans Robert et Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français, 1889.
- Baptiste-Pierre Courcelles, Dictionnaire historique et biographique des généraux français: depuis le 11e siècle jusqu'en 1822, vol. 6, l'Auteur, 1822, 500 p.