Armand Charles Guilleminot
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Armand Charles, Count Guilleminot (Dunkirk, May 2, 1774 – Baden-Baden
, March 14, 1840), was a French
general during the Napoleonic wars
.
Guilleminot entered the army on the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars
and first served in the Army of the North
under Dumouriez
against the Austria
ns in present-day Belgium
. After Dumouriez's defection Guilleminot was arrested on suspicion of treason. Released, he was promoted to captain and sent to the Army of Italy where he served as aide-de-camp under Moreau
. Friendship with Moreau and Pichegru
undermined his career and after the assassination attempt of Georges Cadoudal
he was put on non-active service.
Guilleminot was recalled to active duty in 1805 and served as a topographical engineer in the Ulm and Austerlitz campaign. In 1808 he was sent to Spain
and after the battle of Medina del Rio Seco
he was promoted to general de brigade. In 1809 he again served in Italy
and the following year he again served in Spain. In 1812 he was part of the general staff for the Russian campaign. Promoted to général de division, he was given command of the 12th Corps which he led in the battle of Grossbeeren
.
In 1815 Guilleminot served in the Hundred Days
and fought at Quatre Bras
and Waterloo
as chief of staff to Jérôme Bonaparte
. After Waterloo Guilleminot became chief of staff to Marshal Davout
and he was designated a commissary and in that capacity on July 3, 1815 he signed an armistice with Blücher
at Saint-Cloud
. After the armistice he followed the retreating French army after the Loire River.
In 1817 he was part of a commission tasked with the demarcation of the French border in the east. The following year he was appointed a member of the commission for the defense of the realm and in 1822 director of the army depot. In 1823 he served as chief of staff to the nominal commander in chief the Duke of Angoulême
and in that capacity served as the actual leader of the Spanish intervention.
Appointed to the Peerage of France
, in 1824 he was made ambassador in Constantinople
where he remained until he was recalled by Louis-Philippe of France
in 1831. Louis-Philippe appointed him President of the demarcation commission in 1839 and made him a member of the newly reconstituted commission for the defense of the realm in 1836.
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
, March 14, 1840), was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
general during the Napoleonic wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
.
Guilleminot entered the army on the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states...
and first served in the Army of the North
Army of the North
The Army of the North , contemporaneously called Army of Peru, was one of the armies deployed by the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in the Spanish American wars of independence. Its objective was freeing the Argentine Northwest and the Upper Peru from the royalist troops of the Spanish...
under Dumouriez
Charles François Dumouriez
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He shared the victory at Valmy with General François Christophe Kellermann, but later deserted the Revolutionary Army and became a royalist intriguer during the reign of Napoleon.-Early life:Dumouriez...
against the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
ns in present-day Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. After Dumouriez's defection Guilleminot was arrested on suspicion of treason. Released, he was promoted to captain and sent to the Army of Italy where he served as aide-de-camp under Moreau
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
Jean Victor Marie Moreau was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte to power, but later became a rival and was banished to the United States.- Early life :Moreau was born at Morlaix in Brittany...
. Friendship with Moreau and Pichegru
Charles Pichegru
Jean-Charles Pichegru was a French general and political figure of the French Revolution and Revolutionary Wars.-Early life and career:...
undermined his career and after the assassination attempt of Georges Cadoudal
Georges Cadoudal
Georges Cadoudal , sometimes called simply Georges, was a French/Breton politician, and leader of the Chouannerie during the French Revolution....
he was put on non-active service.
Guilleminot was recalled to active duty in 1805 and served as a topographical engineer in the Ulm and Austerlitz campaign. In 1808 he was sent to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and after the battle of Medina del Rio Seco
Battle of Medina del Rio Seco
The Battle of Medina de Rioseco was fought during the Peninsular War on 14 July 1808 when a combined body of Spanish militia and regulars moved to rupture the French line of communications to Madrid...
he was promoted to general de brigade. In 1809 he again served in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and the following year he again served in Spain. In 1812 he was part of the general staff for the Russian campaign. Promoted to général de division, he was given command of the 12th Corps which he led in the battle of Grossbeeren
Battle of Grossbeeren
In the Battles of Großbeeren and neighboring Blankenfield and Sputendorf an allied Prussian-Swedish army under Crown Prince Charles John - formerly Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte - defeated the French under Marshal Oudinot...
.
In 1815 Guilleminot served in the Hundred Days
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days, sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon's Hundred Days for specificity, marked the period between Emperor Napoleon I of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815...
and fought at Quatre Bras
Battle of Quatre Bras
The Battle of Quatre Bras, between Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney, was fought near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815.- Prelude :...
and Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
as chief of staff to Jérôme Bonaparte
Jérôme Bonaparte
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte, French Prince, King of Westphalia, 1st Prince of Montfort was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him king of Westphalia...
. After Waterloo Guilleminot became chief of staff to Marshal Davout
Louis Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas d'Avout , better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. His prodigious talent for war along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the title "The Iron Marshal"...
and he was designated a commissary and in that capacity on July 3, 1815 he signed an armistice with Blücher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt , Graf , later elevated to Fürst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with the Duke of Wellington.He is...
at Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.Like other communes of the Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine or Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of the wealthiest cities in France, ranked 22nd out of the 36500 in...
. After the armistice he followed the retreating French army after the Loire River.
In 1817 he was part of a commission tasked with the demarcation of the French border in the east. The following year he was appointed a member of the commission for the defense of the realm and in 1822 director of the army depot. In 1823 he served as chief of staff to the nominal commander in chief the Duke of Angoulême
Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angouleme
Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême was the eldest son of Charles X of France and, from 1824 to 1836, the last Dauphin of France...
and in that capacity served as the actual leader of the Spanish intervention.
Appointed to the Peerage of France
Peerage of France
The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared in 1814 at the time of the Bourbon Restoration which followed the fall of the First French Empire...
, in 1824 he was made ambassador in Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
where he remained until he was recalled by Louis-Philippe of France
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
in 1831. Louis-Philippe appointed him President of the demarcation commission in 1839 and made him a member of the newly reconstituted commission for the defense of the realm in 1836.