Jean-Jacques Ambert
Jean-Jacques Ambert | |
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Awards | Baron of the Empire , 1813 |
Jean-Jacques Ambert (30 September 1765 – 20 November 1851) commanded a French division in several engagements during the
Early career
Ambert was born on 30 September 1765[1] at Saint-Céré in what later became the department of Lot.[2]
His parents were Jacques Ambert and Marianne Rouchon.
French Revolution
At the beginning of the
Ambert's 5,000-man division was defeated at the second
His 6th Division of Pichegru's Army of the Rhine and Moselle fought at the
Ambert married Amable Sophie de Maurès de Malartic (d. 1855) on 18 June 1796.
Empire
His association with disgraced generals Pichegru and Moreau caused the decline of Ambert's career. He was shipped off to
After
He died on 20 November 1851 on
Notes
- ^ a b Broughton, Tony (2006). "Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815: Abbatucci to Azemar". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mullié, Charles (1852). Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 a 1850. Paris.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e "Jean-Jacques AMBERT". Geneanet. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Gardiner, Asa Bird (1905). The Order of the Cincinnati in France. The Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati. p. 127. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
Pluton.
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
- ^ Smith (1998), p. 81
- ^ Lefort, Alfred (1905). Publications de la Section Historique: De l'Institut G.-D. de Luxembourg. Vol. 50. Luxembourg: Worré-Mertens. pp. 19–21. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Lefort (1905), pp. 68-69
- ^ Smith (1998), p. 105
- ^ Rickard, J. "Combat of Heidelberg, 23-25 September 1795". historyofwar.org. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Smith (1998), p. 107
- ^ a b Philippart, John (1814). Memoires etc. of General Moreau. London: A. J. Valpy. p. 279.
- ^ Smith (1998), p. 131
- ^ Rickard, J. (2009). "Siege of Kehl, 28 October 1796-10 January 1797". historyofwar.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Divry, Arnauld. "Les 660 noms inscrits sur l'Arc de Triomphe de Paris". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
References
- "Jean-Jacques AMBERT". Geneanet. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Broughton, Tony (2006). "Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815: Abbatucci to Azemar". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- Divry, Arnauld. "Les 660 noms inscrits sur l'Arc de Triomphe de Paris" (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Gardiner, Asa Bird (1905). The Order of the Cincinnati in France. The Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati. p. 112. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
Pluton.
- Lefort, Alfred (1905). Publications de la Section Historique: De l'Institut G.-D. de Luxembourg (in French). Vol. 50. Luxembourg: Worré-Mertens. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- Mullié, Charles (1852). Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 a 1850 (in French). Paris.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Rickard, J. "Combat of Heidelberg, 23-25 September 1795". historyofwar.org. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9.