Eugene-Casimir Wiiat ( fr. Eugène-Casimir Villatte ; 1770–1834) - French military leader, divisional general (1807), Baron (1808), participant of the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. The name of the general is stamped on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris .
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| Date of Birth | April 14, 1770 | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | Longwy , Lorraine (now the Department of Mort and Moselle ), Kingdom of France | ||||||||
| Date of death | May 14, 1834 (64 years) | ||||||||
| Place of death | Nancy , Mortt department , Kingdom of France | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  France | ||||||||
| Type of army | Infantry | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1790 - 1834 | ||||||||
| Rank | Divisional general | ||||||||
| Commanded | infantry brigade (1803-07), Infantry Division (1807-13), Infantry Division (1814) | ||||||||
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Biography
The beginning of the revolutionary wars met as a junior lieutenant of the 13th regiment of the infantry. He served in the Army of the Rhine , on December 16, 1793, was wounded during the assault on Ageno and the next day promoted to captain. In 1794 he was transferred to the Sambro-Maass army, from April 16, 1795 served as adjutant of General Bernadot . On February 5, 1799, he was promoted to colonel, fought as part of the Helvetic Army, and was wounded on June 2 at Zurich. On February 26, 1800, he was assigned to the 4th Military District, on September 23, 1802 - to the 22nd Military District.
On August 29, 1803, he was promoted to brigade general, and the next day he was appointed commander of the 1st brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division of Loison in Campiègne camp. From August 29, 1805 as part of the 6th Corps of Marshal Ney of the Great Army . He participated in the Austrian campaign of 1805, the Prussian campaign of 1806 and the Polish campaign of 1807, distinguished himself in the battles of Ulm, Elchingen, Jena and Eylau.
On February 25, 1807, he received the rank of divisional general, and from March 6, 1807, commanded the 3rd Infantry Division of the 1st Corps of Bernadotte, distinguished himself at Friedland. September 7, 1808 transferred with the corps in the Army of Spain. On November 5, led by 12,000 people, attacked the Army of Galicia, General Blake under Valmaceda, was defeated, but managed to lead his people with the loss of 500 people and one gun. November 10, distinguished himself in the battle of Espinosa. On December 3, during the storming of Madrid, captured 4,000 prisoners. On January 13, 1809, he defeated the left wing of the Spanish army at Ules, on March 28, together with General Rüffen, rescued the division of General Leval , surrounded by the enemy at Medellin. March 5, 1811 was wounded in the battle of Barros. May 26, 1813 distinguished himself during the attack on Salamanca. from July 16, 1813, he commanded the reserve division of the Pyrenean Army in Bidassoa, fought at Nivelles, wounded on December 10 at Niva. In January 1814 he was transferred to the headquarters of the Iberian Army, on February 8 he replaced General Darrico as commander of the 6th Infantry Division of the Pyrenean Army.
During the first restoration, the Bourbons were appointed in May 1814 as the general inspector of the infantry of the 11th military district, during the “One Hundred Days” did not join the Emperor and remained without official appointment. After the second restoration, he was appointed general inspector of infantry of the 20th military district on July 2, 1815, was introduced to the Military Council, which deals with the case of Marshal Ney, but declared himself incompetent, then successively commanded the 20th, 2nd and 3rd military districts .
Died May 14, 1834 in Nancy at the age of 64.
Military ranks
- Junior Lieutenant (January 1, 1792);
- Lieutenant (May 8, 1792);
- Captain (December 17, 1793);
- Battalion Commander (July 19, 1797, approved on August 31, 1797);
- Colonel (February 5, 1799);
- Brigadier General (August 29, 1803);
- Divisional General (February 25, 1807).
Titles
- Baron d'Ultremont and the Empire ( Fr. baron d'Oultremont et de l'Empire ; decree of March 19, 1808, patent confirmed on October 26, 1808) [1] ;
- Count d'Ultremont ( Fr. comte d'Oultremont et de l'Empire ; December 31, 1814).
Awards
Legionnaire of the Legion of Honor (December 11, 1803)
Commander of the Legion of Honor (June 14, 1804)
Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown (December 23, 1807)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Military Merit of Karl Friedrich (1809)
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor (January 2, 1811)
Cavalier of the Military Order of St. Louis (1814)
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor (September 20, 1820)
Commander of the Military Order of St. Louis
Commander of the Grand Cross of the Swedish Order of the Sword
Notes
Sources
- Charles Mullié . Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850, 1852.