Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
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| Awards | 3 days of national mourning in 1799 Name engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris Statue standing at the colonnade of the Louvre in Paris Monument in Pont-de-Vaux Monument in Bourg-en-Bresse Fort Joubert in Toulon |
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Barthélemy Catherine Joubert (French pronunciation:
Early life and career
The son of an advocate, Joubert was born at Pont-de-Vaux (Ain), and ran away from school in 1784 to enlist in the artillery. He was brought back and sent to study law at Lyon and Dijon. In 1791, during the French Revolutionary Wars, he joined the French Revolutionary Army regiment of the Ain, and was elected by his comrades successively as corporal and sergeant. In January 1792 he was promoted to sous-lieutenant, and in November became a lieutenant, having in the meantime participated in his first campaign with the army of Italy.
In 1793, Joubert distinguished himself during the defence of a
1796–97
In the
Bonaparte repeatedly selected him for the command of important detachments, including the holding force in the
1798–99
He subsequently held various commands in the
Joubert was soon summoned to the field to counter a series of major French defeats in northern Italy. He took over command from Jean Moreau in mid-July 1799, who remained as his advisor.
Joubert and Moreau were quickly compelled to give battle by
After the battle, his remains were brought to
References
- ^ Chandler, Campaigns, p. 71
- ^ Chandler, Dictionary, p. 218
- ^ Chandler, Campaigns, p. 198
- ^ Article of Lorenzo Dalponte published at: http://dalpontelorenzo.blogspot.it/2013/02/Napoleone-in-Trentino.html
- ^ Paul Kussan Kratka povijest treće ogulinske narodne graničarske pješadijske regimente, p. 55
- ^ Chandler, Dictionary, p. 219
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joubert, Barthélemy Catherine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 521–522. In turn, it cites as references:
- Chevrier, Le Général Joubert d'après sa correspondence (2nd ed. 1884).
- Guilbert, Notice sur la vie de B. C. Joubert
- Chandler, David. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan, 1979. ISBN 0-02-523670-9
- Chandler, David. The Campaigns of Napoleon. New York: Macmillan, 1966.
- Paul Kussan (2010) [Originally published in 1852 as Kurzgefasste Geschichte des Oguliner dritten National-Grenz-Infanterie-Regiments]. Sanja Lazanin; Drago Roksandić (eds.). Kratka povijest Treće ogulinske narodne graničarske pješadijske regimente : prema sabranim spisima i poveljama Paula Kussana, upravnog kapetana (in Croatian). Translated by Sonja Perković. Srpsko kulturno društvo "Prosvjeta". OCLC 778635294.
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