480:, he made several brilliant and timely charges, including one observed by several parishioners of the town of Mönitz, who had climbed the church tower to watch the action. The French infantry had been surrounded by Austrian cavalry, which pursued them down the road. Bourcier approached from the other direction with three regiments of dragoons, having left the rest of his division behind to preserve his communication lines in Raigern. Seeing the infantry beleaguered by cavalry, he led his men in a charge, giving the infantry time to escape. His own dragoons were fired upon with cannon and grapeshot, killing or wounding several men and horses, but, as he wrote later, " would have done more harm had they been directed better, being within half range."
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Department of the Meurthe. He married Marie Isabelle Van Oldencel (died in Nancy, 13 June 1855). They had a daughter, Adelaide Ernestine Josephine, born 11 October 1805, who married to Louis Henry Gau, the son of Charles Louis Joseph Gau of
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in southwestern
Germany, Switzerland, and northern Italy. In Italy, he also commanded a column of cavalry that routed a group of rebels near Andrea.
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General Jourdan, taken from the manuscripts of that officer
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General Jourdan, taken from the manuscripts of that officer
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and was buried, as were his descendants after him, in the family vault near the chateau chapel. His name is engraved on the
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Count of the Empire, General of
Division, Counselor of State Conseiller d'Etat, Grand Officer of the Legion d'Honneur
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Databook: Actions and Losses in Personnel, Colours, Standards and Artillery, 1792–1815.
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Dictionnaire topographique, historique et statistique du Haut et du Bas Rhin
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441:, who had taken an interest in his career, and he was appointed Inspector of Cavalry on 3 August 1797. When
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in 1812. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, he retained his titles and honours.
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in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry. From this time, his prospects rose quickly. Appointed
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s 11,000-strong cavalry reserve demonstrated later at the
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Bourcier commanded a division of cavalry under General
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against Austria and Russia, including the battles of
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de Courcelles, Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien, et al.
398:. The son of a former sergeant of the guard of King
610:Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien de Courcelles, et al.
430:, and was raised the following year to the rank of
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390:district, 24 kilometers (15 mi) north of
513:in July 1809. He was also part of Napoleon's
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439:Jean Victor Marie Moreau
348:Battle of Jena-Auerstadt
220:Battle of Jena-Auerstadt
662:Jean-Baptiste Jourdan,
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538:Chateau de Ville-au-Val
386:, a small town, in the
179:First Battle of Zurich
443:Jean Baptiste Jourdan
400:Stanislas Leszczynski
374:Bourcier was born in
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243:Grand Army in Germany
198:Upper Danube Campaign
120:Years of service
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478:Battle of Austerlitz
208:Battle of Austerlitz
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350:and the battles of
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133:General of Division
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408:lieutenant
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66:8 May 1828
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352:Heilsberg
336:Elchingen
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