Pierre-Elisabeth Peytes de Montcabrié
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Pierre-Elisabeth Peytes de Montcabrié (also spelled Peites) (1771–1806) was French a soldier during the French Revolutionary Wars
and superior officer in the Grande Armée during the Napoleonic Wars
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Born in 1771 in Toulouse
, Pierre-Elisabeth Peytes de Montcabrié was the second son of the then ensign
, later rear-admiral of the French Navy Joseph-Saturnin Peites, Count de Montcabrié. While still very young, Pierre-Elisabeth was admitted at the École Militaire
in Paris
, subsequently serving in the French Revolutionary army during some of the campaigns of the Revolutionary Wars and gaining a promotion to superior officer. He then served in Napoleon's Grande Armée and was mortally wounded on 6 November 1806, at the battle of Lübeck
, while serving as chief of staff of artillery in Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult's IV Corps. Pierre-Elisabeth Peytes de Montcabrié died on 8 November, as a result of the battle wound he had received two days before.
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 superior officer in the Grande Armée 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...
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Born in 1771 in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, Pierre-Elisabeth Peytes de Montcabrié was the second son of the then ensign
Ensign
An ensign is a national flag when used at sea, in vexillology, or a distinguishing token, emblem, or badge, such as a symbol of office in heraldry...
, later rear-admiral of the French Navy Joseph-Saturnin Peites, Count de Montcabrié. While still very young, Pierre-Elisabeth was admitted at the École Militaire
École Militaire
The École Militaire is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, southeast of the Champ de Mars....
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, subsequently serving in the French Revolutionary army during some of the campaigns of the Revolutionary Wars and gaining a promotion to superior officer. He then served in Napoleon's Grande Armée and was mortally wounded on 6 November 1806, at the battle of Lübeck
Battle of Lübeck
The Battle of Lübeck took place on 6 November 1806 in Lübeck, Germany between soldiers of the Kingdom of Prussia led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher and troops of the First French Empire under Marshals Joachim Murat, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, and Nicolas Soult...
, while serving as chief of staff of artillery in Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult's IV Corps. Pierre-Elisabeth Peytes de Montcabrié died on 8 November, as a result of the battle wound he had received two days before.