Jean Dominique Compans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Salies-du-Salat, Occitania, France
About Jean Dominique Compans
- Count Jean Dominique Compans (June 26, 1769, Salies-du-Salat-November 10, 1845, Blagnac) was a French Divisional General from 1811 and a participant of Napoleonic Wars. Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution Compans enlisted as a volunteer in 1789.
- At age 23 he was promoted to captain in the 3rd battalion of the volunteers of the Haute-Garonne.
- In 1793 his commanding general Dugommier promoted him to command a battalion in the brigade of Jean Lannes.
- Compans distinguished himself in the campaigns in Spain and Italy (1793-1797).
- In 1798 he was put in command of a corps of 16.000 men with which he took the towns of Fossano and Savigliano.
- At San Giacomo Compans was wounded by a musket bullet.
- Having recovered, in 1800 he distinguished himself at Montebello and Marengo. After the Peace of Lunéville Compans was appointed the governor of the province of Coni.
- In this province he operated against bandits but having been taken prisoner by them he was released without harm.
- Promoted to general de brigade in 1804, Compans was wounded at Austerlitz.
- He distinguished himself as chief of staff of Soult’s 4th Corps at the battle of Jena after which he was promoted to general de division.
- During Napoleon’s invasion of Russia Compans distinguished himself at Smolensk, Borodino and Maloyaroslavets.
- In the 1813 campaign Compans served with honor at LĂĽtzen, Bautzen and Leipzig, where he was wounded by bullets and saber cuts.
- Recovered he served in the 1814 campaign at La Fère-Champenoise. After Napoleon’s abdication, Compans served Louis XVIII of France on the War Council.
- During the Hundred Days he rejoined Napoleon but declined a command in the Army of the North which was defeated at Waterloo.
- Having been named a Pair of France by Louis XVIII, in the trial of Marshal Ney he voted for the death penalty.
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