Michel de Beaupuy
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Armand-Michel Bacharetie de Beaupuy (14 July 1755, Mussidan
– 19 October 1796, Val d'Enfer) was a French general of the Revolution
.
family of the Périgord
. At age 16 he enlisted as a simple soldier in the King's army, and two years later he became second Lieutenant in the regiment of Bassigny.
, he was noticed and named brigade General in 1793. He participated in the siege of Mainz, then was sent to Vendée
with the army of Mainz
. He was victorious at the battle of La Tremblaye
.
He participated in the Virée de Galerne
during the war in the Vendée and was wounded a first time at Château-Gontier and a second time during the siege of Angers
.
In 1794 he was transferred to the army of the Rhine to fight in Germany
, and was noticed at Gorick and Forsheim. He commanded the rear guard during the retreat of General Moreau from the Black Forest
. It is there that he was killed by a cannon ball in Val d'Enfer.
Construction in 1801 of a monument in Volgelsheim
. At the end of the 1850s
, the monument was unfinished and covered in vegetation. Colonel Ferru had it restored and finished after his arrival in the area at the head of the 63rd infantry regiment in 1861. The expenses were at the army men's charge and the towns of Neuf-Brisach
and Mussidan
. The monument was destroyed in 1940 by the Germans
, and in 1979 was inaugurated today's actual monument.
Mussidan
Mussidan is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-International relations:It is twinned with Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.* Vigy, France; since 1990-References:*...
– 19 October 1796, Val d'Enfer) was a French general of the Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
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Republican of noble blood
Michel Beaupuy was born in 1755 in a nobleNobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
family of the Périgord
Périgord
The Périgord is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. It is divided into four regions, the Périgord Noir , the Périgord Blanc , the Périgord Vert and the Périgord Pourpre...
. At age 16 he enlisted as a simple soldier in the King's army, and two years later he became second Lieutenant in the regiment of Bassigny.
Republican soldier
In 1792, as a commander of a battalion of volunteers from DordogneDordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
, he was noticed and named brigade General in 1793. He participated in the siege of Mainz, then was sent to Vendée
Vendée
The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
with the army of Mainz
Army of Mainz
The Army of Mainz was a French Revolutionary Army set up on 9 December 1797 by splitting the Armée d'Allemagne into the Armée de Mayence and the Armée du Rhin...
. He was victorious at the battle of La Tremblaye
Battle of La Tremblaye
The battle of La Tremblaye took place near Cholet during the war in the Vendée, and was a Republican victory over the Vendéens.-Prelude:...
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He participated in the Virée de Galerne
Virée de Galerne
The Virée de Galerne was a military operation of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars across Britanny and Normandy. It takes its name from "gwalarn", a Breton word for the "vent de noroît" ....
during the war in the Vendée and was wounded a first time at Château-Gontier and a second time during the siege of Angers
Siege of Angers
The Siege of Angers was a siege of the French town of Angers on 3 December 1793 in the War in the Vendée.-Background:Pushed back at Granville, the Vendéens hoped to reach the south of the Loire to which the path was open thanks to their victory in the Battle of Dol. On 23 November, the Vendéen...
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In 1794 he was transferred to the army of the Rhine to fight in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and was noticed at Gorick and Forsheim. He commanded the rear guard during the retreat of General Moreau from the Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
. It is there that he was killed by a cannon ball in Val d'Enfer.
Honnors
- Monument at VolgelsheimVolgelsheimVolgelsheim is a communes in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
Construction in 1801 of a monument in Volgelsheim
Volgelsheim
Volgelsheim is a communes in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
. At the end of the 1850s
1850s
- Wars :* Crimean war fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire...
, the monument was unfinished and covered in vegetation. Colonel Ferru had it restored and finished after his arrival in the area at the head of the 63rd infantry regiment in 1861. The expenses were at the army men's charge and the towns of Neuf-Brisach
Neuf-Brisach
Neuf-Brisach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The town's name means New Breisach, referring to the German town Breisach, located on the other side of the Rhine....
and Mussidan
Mussidan
Mussidan is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-International relations:It is twinned with Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.* Vigy, France; since 1990-References:*...
. The monument was destroyed in 1940 by the Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, and in 1979 was inaugurated today's actual monument.
- Name engraved on the Arc de TriompheArc de Triomphe-The design:The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin , in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture . Major academic sculptors of France are represented in the sculpture of the Arc de Triomphe: Jean-Pierre Cortot; François Rude; Antoine Étex; James Pradier and Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire...
- Name engraved at VersaillesVersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
Sources
- Jacques de Feytaud, Études sur le sang royal. Les De Brégeas, monographie imprimée, BnF[5], p. 95-96.
- Paul Huot, des Vosges au Rhin, excursions et causeries alsaciennes, Veuve Berger-Levrault & Fils, Paris, 1868, p. 284 à 287.