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and at the Battle of
Villeneuve rallied the fleeing infantry. The French grenadiers became discouraged and abandoned their ranks. Duhesme, wounded by two shots, knelt down to support himself, presented the point of his saber to the fugitives, and managed to restore order and gain some advantage over
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of allowing plundering and other transgressions, he was recalled in disgrace. The general came to Paris to justify himself, but was ordered to leave the capital immediately. He obeyed and went to Rouen. After lengthy investigations had shown the accusations to be unfounded, Duhesme was given the
565:. After he persuaded the Spanish governor to admit a convoy of sick Frenchmen, his fully armed grenadiers leapt from their stretchers and captured the castle. Later, he successfully defended the city against a Spanish blockade. In 1810, after accusations by
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describes
Duhesme's death: "The general of the Young Guard, Duhesme, nabbed at the door of an inn in Genappe, handed over his sword to a hussar of Death, who took the sword and killed the prisoner. Victory was completed by the assassination of the
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An incident is recorded in contemporary accounts as indicative of the
Brunswickers' attitude during the Battle of Waterloo. General Duhesme who was then commanding the French rearguard was standing by the gate of an inn in
361:. Napoleon wrote that "he was a fearless soldier, covered with wounds and of the greatest bravery, an accomplished general, who always stood firm in good and bad fortune". Duhesme is widely regarded as one of the greatest
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September 19, 1801. He became President of the Saône-et-Loire electoral college on November 7, 1803 and a decree of Napoleon made him a
477:, pursued them as far as San-Ambrosio, and took 400 prisoners, on October 29, 1799. He then met the enemy entrenched at Pignerol, disrupted them and captured Saluces on November 1, 1800.
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on the day, who said he was mortally wounded at
Waterloo and captured in Genappe where he was cared for by Prussian surgeons until he died during the night of 19/20 June.
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seeing that he was a general officer rode up to him. Duhesme requested quarter, the hussar declined and cut him down with his sabre commenting that "You slew the
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473:. He was awarded, by decree of April 8, 1800, a full armor of honor for his conduct during the capture of Naples. He then captured Suze, defeated the enemy at
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the day before yesterday and thou also shalt bite the dust". This account of the death of
Duhesme was also propagated in the histories based on Napoleon's,
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and was made a commander of the national guard of his canton at the start of the French
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862:"Bataille de Waterloo : le général Duhesme, vraiment assassiné?"
790:(Historical Essay on Light Infantry) (Lyon 1806; 3. Aufl., Par. 1864)
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at his side. He was the last French general to die in the
648:. He fought heroically at the head of this elite troop at
496:'s Austrian army at Marengo, Duhesme's corps defended the
488:. After a brilliant campaign that included the capture of
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Charles Guillaume Eugène (1799-1842), 2nd Count Duhesme,
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French military personnel killed in the Napoleonic Wars
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Cercle d'histoire et d'archéologie du pays de Genappe.
393:, which he raised by his own means. As commander at
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904:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword.
743:Anne Madeleine Isaure (1804-1869), married to the
425:He also contributed greatly to the victory at the
644:and commander of the Young Guard Division of the
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740:Guillaume Jean Marie Gaston, 3rd Count Duhesme.
557:. He distinguished himself in the capture of
530:In 1805, he commanded the 4th division under
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1029:Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
846:Histoire de la campagne de 1815: Waterloo
989:French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
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860:Cruysen, Yves Vander (9 December 2023).
544:Précis historique de l'infanterie légère
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418:the enemy, for which action he was made
994:Commanders in the French Imperial Guard
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843:Charras, Jean Baptiste Adolphe (1863).
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788:Essai historique de l'infanterie légère
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984:Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour
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636:In 1815, he joined Napoleon after his
577:In 1814 he commanded a division under
413:on 18 March 1793. He then crossed the
298:Guillaume Philibert, 1st Count Duhesme
813:Many streets, monuments and lakes in
756:Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
555:Napoleon's ill-fated seizure of Spain
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570:superior command of the fortress of
453:. In 1798 he was given a command in
373:Duhesme was born in a family of the
321:, killed on the 20th June 1815 near
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933:Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars
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1034:People of the Battle of Waterloo
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405:, and burned the bridge of
226:War of the Fourth Coalition
216:War of the Second Coalition
31:Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
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236:War of the Sixth Coalition
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275:Order of the Iron Crown
53:General Duhesme at the
550:on December 23, 1806,
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437:, and was promoted to
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726:King Louis-Philippe I
662:Field Marshal Blücher
622:Knight of Saint Louis
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164:French First Republic
151:Kingdom of the French
69:Le Général Baïonnette
672:Account of his death
465:and took control of
409:after the defeat at
381:. He studied law in
270:Order of Saint Louis
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779:is engraved on the
764:Franco-Prussian War
752:general de division
618:Bourbon Restoration
598:Count of the Empire
389:of a free corps by
177:First French Empire
55:Battle of Diersheim
36:Count of the Empire
26:General of Division
920:Chandler, David G.
724:, aide-de-camp of
654:Battle of Waterloo
536:Battle of Caldiero
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486:Louis Henri Loison
196:Service years
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683:Black Brunswicker
540:Kingdom of Naples
420:brigadier general
375:haute bourgeoisie
339:French Revolution
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894:References
872:9 December
747:of Sarrieu
498:Po valley.
431:Maastricht
411:Neerwinden
369:Revolution
331:politician
313:(formerly
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559:Barcelona
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363:infantry
351:Governor
323:Waterloo
319:Burgundy
311:Mercurey
107:Waterloo
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