Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier | |
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General of division | |
Commands held | Army of the Eastern Pyrenees |
Battles/wars | See list:
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Awards | Order of Saint Louis Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe |
Jacques François Coquille (French pronunciation: [ʒak fʁɑ̃swa kɔkij]), known as Dugommier (French pronunciation: [dyɡɔmje]; 1 August 1738 – 18 November 1794), was a French military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Early life and career
Jacques François Coquille was born on 1 August 1738 in Trois-Rivières in the island of Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies.[1] He was the son of Germain Coquille, a planter and royal councilor, and Claire Laurent. In 1785, he took the name "Dugommier" after the coffee plantation "Le Gommier" in Basse-Terre, which he bought from his parents in 1768.[2][3] Dugommier began his military career in the company of "gentlemen cadets" of the colonies in Rochefort, at the age of fifteen.[4] He was employed in the naval batteries at La Rochelle and Île de Ré before being assigned to an infantry company in 1758.[1]
Dugommier fought in the West Indies theatre of the
At the start of the
French Revolutionary Wars
Having shown himself a true republican in the National Convention, Dugommier was made a
Dugommier was promoted to
Eastern Pyrenees campaign
In January 1794, Dugommier was appointed commander of the
On 28 April, Dugommier was victorious at the Battle of Tech, followed by a success at the Battle of Albere on 30 April. He achieved a decisive victory against the
Dugommier was killed by a Spanish
Legacy
- His name is inscribed in the Panthéon.
- The Boulevard Dugommier in Marseille is named in his honour.
- Paris Metrois named for him.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Six, Georges (1934). "DUGOMMIER (Jacques Coquille, dit)". Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire : 1792-1814 (in French). Vol. 1. Paris: Librairie Historique et Nobilaire. p. 386.
- ^ ISSN 0035-3264. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b Bernadette Rossignol; Philippe Rossignol (2015). "La famille COQUILLE de Guadeloupe et ses véritables origines - Le général COQUILLE DUGOMMIER" (PDF). Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe (in French).
- ^ Adolphe-Hildevert, Lara (1936). Contribution de la Guadeloupe à la Pensée Française (in French). Paris: Jean Crès. pp. 11–15.
- ^ ISSN 1271-6669. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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