Jean-Pierre Augereau ( FR. Jean-Pierre Augereau ) ( September 27, 1772 , Paris - September 25, 1836 , Paris), Lieutenant General (1814), Baron of the Empire (from August 13, 1811 ).
| Jean-Pierre Augereau | |||
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| Date of Birth | September 27, 1772 | ||
| Place of Birth | Paris (France) | ||
| Date of death | September 25, 1836 (63 years old) | ||
| Place of death | Paris (France) | ||
| Affiliation |  France | ||
| Type of army | Infantry | ||
| Years of service | 1772 - 1836 | ||
| Rank | Lieutenant general | ||
| Battles / wars | Battle of Tudela , Fight near Lyakhovo | ||
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Service in the era of the Revolution and Consulate (1792-1802)
Sibling (paternal) of Marshal Pierre Augereau . On September 6, 1792, he volunteered for the 8th battalion of Paris and on December 24 was promoted to second lieutenant. In 1792–93. fought in the ranks of the Northern Army, and then was sent to the 23rd Horse-Jaeger Regiment, which was part of the army of the Eastern Pyrenees. During the Italian campaign of 1796 -97, with the rank of captain , he was an adjutant to his brother.
In 1798 he served as adjutant to General Brun in the Helvetian Army. In 1799, J.-P. Augereau commanded the brigade for some time, and then was again appointed adjutant to his brother.
Participation in the wars of the Empire (1805-1812)
During the 1st Austrian campaign of 1805, from November 5, he commanded the 3rd brigade of the Desjardins division as part of the 7th Corps of the Great Army of Napoleon . October 5, 1806 was dismissed due to injury. He participated in the war in Spain from 1808 -09. February 20, 1810 replaced the wounded General Suam as commander of the 9th division. On May 13, 1812, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division of the Reserve Corps of Marshal Victor .
Campaign in Russia. Battle of Lyakhovo
Since August 1812, as part of the division of General Baragé d'Ilier, Augereau fought in Russia. He happened to “distinguish himself” on November 9, 1812, when his brigade, intended to reinforce the retreating units of the Great Army, was suddenly attacked in the Yelny area ( near Lyakhov ) by “flying” detachments of Denis Davydov , Alexander Seslavin and Alexander Figner and capitulated after a short resistance. An interesting assessment of this event and the behavior of J.P. Augereau is given by one of the participants in the Russian campaign, the adjutant of Napoleon, Marquis Arman de Colencourt :
"... The emperor was counting on the corps of Baragé d'Ilier, recently arrived from France; he gave him the order to take positions on
road to Yelnya; but the vanguard of Baragè d'Ilier took an unfavorable position in Lyakhov; he was commanded by General Augereau who is bad
made reconnaissance and deployed his troops even worse ... The enemy, who was following Augereau and, moreover,
informed by the peasants, he saw that he was not taking protective measures and took advantage of this; General Augereau with his
troops of over 2 thousand people surrendered to the Russian avant-garde, more than half of which he himself would have taken prisoner if
I’d just remember what name he bears. This failure was unfortunate for us in many ways. She not only robbed
us of the necessary reinforcements by fresh troops and the warehouses set up in this place, but also encouraged the enemy, who,
despite the calamities and hardships of our weakened soldiers, I’m still not used to such successes. "
The electronic version is taken from the site http://militera.lib.ru/h/caulaincourt .
Return from captivity. Service during the Hundred Days
J.-P. Augereau returned to France only on August 15, 1814 . On January 27, 1815 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, in which Napoleon finally approved him on July 1 of that year. In June 1815 he was sent to the Var department , where he commanded a brigade in the observational corps of Marshal Brun.
Jean-Pierre Augereau resigned on December 1, 1824 . He died childless and unmarried on September 25, 1836 in his house in Paris. Maintained close friendships with the division general Louis Lemoine . He was buried, according to the will, with him in the same grave in the Paris cemetery of Pere Lachaise [1] .
Military ranks
- Junior Lieutenant (December 24, 1792);
- Lieutenant (March 4, 1797);
- Captain (March 10, 1797);
- Squadron commander (August 13, 1799);
- Colonel (September 19, 1799, approved October 19, 1799);
- Brigadier General (May 8, 1804);
- Lieutenant General (January 27, 1815, approved July 1, 1815).
Titles
- Baron Augereau and the Empire ( French baron Augereau et de l'Empire ; Decree of June 30, 1811, patent validated August 13, 1811) [2] .
Rewards
Legionnaire of the Legion of Honor (December 11, 1803)
Commander of the Legion of Honor (June 14, 1804)
Cavalier of the Military Order of St. Louis (August 24, 1814)
Notes
Literature
- Zalessky K. A. Napoleonic Wars 1799-1815. M .: Astrel • AST, 2003.S.606-607.
- Kolenkur A. Napoleon's campaign in Russia. Smolensk, "Smyadyn", 1991.