Jean Barthélemy Darmagnac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French soldier
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Place of Birth: Toulouse, Occitania, France
About Jean Barthélemy Darmagnac
- Jean Barthélemy Claude Toussaint Darmagnac (1 November 1766 – 12 December 1855) became a French division commander during the Napoleonic Wars.
- In 1791 he joined a volunteer battalion and soon became a captain.
- He fought with the 32nd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade against the Austrians in Italy.
- He participated in the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, being promoted to lead the regiment after distinguishing himself at the Battle of the Pyramids.
- He was badly wounded at Acre and promoted to general of brigade in 1801.
- Darmagnac fought at Austerlitz in 1805 and led the Paris guard in 1806–1807.
- Going to Spain, he was wounded at Medina de Rioseco and became a general of division in 1808.
- After serving as provincial governor, he assumed command of a combat division at Vitoria, the Pyrenees, the Bidassoa, the Nivelle, the Nive, Orthez, and Toulouse.
- After holding interior commands under the Bourbon Restoration he retired in 1831.
- His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 36.
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