Éloi Laurent Despeaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Éloi Laurent Despeaux

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1761

Place of Birth: Auteuil, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1856

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Éloi Laurent Despeaux

  • Éloi Laurent Despeaux (14 October 1761 – 23 October 1856) commanded a combat infantry division during the French Revolution.
  • He joined the French Royal Army in 1776 and became a non-commissioned officer by 1791 when he reentered civilian life.
  • The following year he joined a volunteer battalion and fought at Jemappes.
  • He was badly wounded at Famars in May 1793 and was appointed general of brigade in the Army of the North in September that year.
  • After being wounded again he was promoted general of division in March 1794. After commanding a division at Grandreng and Erquelinnes in May 1794, he was transferred to another division which he led in operations around Ypres in June.
  • During the winter of 1794 he participated in the invasion of the Dutch Republic.
  • After garrison duty in Holland he commanded interior posts in France during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • The exception came in 1809 when he led a reserve infantry division.
  • He lived long enough to be awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'Honneur in 1856 in the reign of Napoleon III before dying a few months later at the age of 95.

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