Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers
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Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers (13 August 1764 – 6 January 1813) was a French Army general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was the father of Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, a Marshal of France, and the father-in-law of General Damrémont, governor-general of Algeria.
French Revolution
Louis Baraguay d'Hilliers was born in Paris. He was a minor noble and entered the French Army as a lieutenant in 1784. At the start of the French Revolutionary Wars, he decided to remain in France. By 1793, he had been promoted during the
In 1796, Baraguey d'Hilliers commanded part of Paris against insurgents. After another spell in prison on suspicion of
In 1798, he accompanied Bonaparte to
Napoleonic Wars
In 1801, Baraguey d'Hilliers was appointed Inspector General of infantry and in 1804 he became colonel general of the
During the campaign of 1809 Baraguey d'Hilliers served under Viceroy
References
- Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980.
- Boycott-Brown, Martin. The Road to Rivoli. London: Cassell & Co., 2001. ISBN 0-304-35305-1
- Chandler, David. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan, 1979. ISBN 0-02-523670-9
- Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9
- Zamoyski, Adam, ISBN 0-06-108686-X
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