Marie Louis Henry de Granet-Lacroix de Chabrières
Marie Louis Henry de Granet-Lacroix de Chabrières | |
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Born | March 1, 1807 Bollène, 2nd Foreign Regiment 2ème R.E. (1856-1859) |
Marie Louis Henry de Granet-Lacroix de Chabrières (1807-1859), French officer Mort pour la France, son of Baron Pierre Henry Joseph and Claudine Olympe of Lancelin de Larolière, was born on March 1, 1807, at Bollène (Vancluse) and died on June 4, 1859, at the Battle of Magenta (French: Bataille de Magenta).
Military career
He entered into
With 19th Light, he disembarked in Africa in 1841. On October 16, 1842, he was designated as Chef de bataillon at the 13th Light Infantry Regiment in Algeria where he was wounded, on May 3, by fires during the combat of djebel Boukoulouf.
He joined the
H resigned from the army in January 1848. Seven years later, colonel at Foreign Title, he reassumed service at the head of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Legion formed in Besancon on February 1855. However, the organization of this second Legion proved some difficulties.
On May 29 of the same year, he obtained to switch with Colonel de Caprez, commandant of the
On April 16, 1856, he was admitted in the French cadre with his rank and conserved the commandment of the «
Following the
On March 1859, the 2nd Foreign was destined for the expedition in Italy. He embarked on April 19 and following a layover at Marseille, he disembarked at Gênes, on April 26. On June 4, 1859, during the Battle of Magenta (French: Bataille de Magenta), Colonel de Chabrières was at the gates of the city. On Horse at the head of his Legionnaires who charged the Austrians, he found death at Magenta, hit by a bullet in the middle of his chest while ordering the charge of his regiment.
The garrison of the
Like many noble figures of the Legion, this man was buried in a small cemetery (under the Ruins of a Château House). Resting in that cemetery also, are only numerous house members of his family. The Legion would take charge of maintaining this small cemetery. The inscriptions on the tomb are still visible in 2008.
Decorations
- Knight Order of the Légion d’honneurL.H on January 9, 1833,
- Officer Order of the L.Hon August 20, 1845,
- Commander Order of the L.H on August 13, 1857
- Crimean Medal
- Military Merit of Sardinia
- Medal of Italy
- 1st Class Spanish Cross of San Ferdinand
- 3rd Class Medal of the Ottoman Order of Medjidie
See also
- Origins of the French Foreign Legion
- History of the 2nd Foreign Regiment
- Raphaël Vienot
- François Certain Canrobert
- Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta
Notes
References
Sources
- Répertoire des chefs de corps
- Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère
- Répertoire des citations (BCAAM)