Alexandre Dalton

Alexandre Dalton or D' Alton , born with Brive the April 20th 1776, died with Versailles the March 20th 1859, is a French general of Empire. It is also count d' Empire. It was also used under the Monarchie as July.

Wire of an important manufacturer of Brive, it joint with the volunteers of Corrèze. It entered to the service in the capacity as second lieutenant the September 15th 1791, in the 88e regiment of infantry (above Berwick - Irish) to the service of France, futnommé lieutenant the November 10th of the same year, made the war on the the Low-Rhine since the beginning of the hostilities until the month of ventôse year III, and was with the seat of the Fort of the Rhine.

Assistance-of-camp of the general Hédouville, ordering the Armed with the coasts of Cherbourg, the 17 germinal one (April 6th, 1795), captain with the election, the 7 meadow one (May 26th, 1795), in the 159e half-brigade; it left the Hédouville general in the month of vendémiaire year V to follow the general Lazare Hoche in the forwarding Ireland; then, it went with this last general, in Germany, when it obtained the command of the Armée with Sambre-and-Meuse. After the death of Notch, the third complementary day year V (September 19th, 1797), the Dalton captain turned over near the Hédouville general.

Named major the 29 vendémiaire year VI (October 20th, 1797), it spent this same year with him to Saint-Domingue, from where it returned at the beginning of year VII to make the countryside of Italy in the capacity as assistance-of-camp of the general Square-Saint-Cyr.

In year VIII, it followed to the reserve army the general Alexandre Berthier, who placed it, as major, following the 10th regiment of dragons. The general Murat who had placed it under his orders at the Passage of Po and the catch of Plaisance, the 16 meadow one (June 5th, 1800), made the greatest praise of his control, which was not less brilliant with Marengo the 25 of the same month (June 14th, 1800).

He made the countryside of year IX in the Armée with the Grisons, was promoted the third day complementary (September 20th, 1801) major titular to the 10th regiment of dragons, and left to join the detachment of his new body, which was then with Saint-Domingue. On his arrival, the general Leclerc attached it to his person the 18 brumaire year X (November 9th, 1801), and chief of brigade the 15 vendémiaire year XI appointed it (October 7th, 1802), following a business against the revolted negros where it had had three horses killed under him.

On his return in France, adjudant-commander the 10 meadow following (May 30th, 1803), to be employed near the Minister for the War, member and officer of the Legion of honor the 15 pluviôse (February 5th, 1804) and 25 meadow year XII (June 14th, 1804), it belonged to the Armée with the coasts with the Ocean until the end with year XIII; he was used in year XIV for the large district-general, fought with Austerlitz, and obtained the 30 frimaire (December 21st, 1805) the command of the 59e regiment of infantry of line.

Attached to the 6th large army corps during the years 1806 and 1807, it was with Iéna, Eylau and Friedland, and held garrison with Dantzig in 1808.

Napoleon i confers to him the title of baron of the Empire the March 15th 1809, and, promoted Brigadier general the March 21st 1809, it joined at once the Armée with Germany and took part in all the great operations of this countryside. Struck in 1812 at the time of the Countryside of Russia, from a blow of Biscaïen to the Combat of Smolensk on May 17th, 1812, it obtained the September 23rd the autorisalion to be withdrawn on the derrières of the army to cure her wound. Napoleon i which, in the course of this countryside, had made several times the praise of its bravery, entrusted to him, the July 10th 1813, the higher command of the place and the citadel of Erfurt, where there remained blocked since the October 25th 1813 until April 1814. It gives up it and succeeds in rejoining France through the Germany raised. It left with the honors the war and brought back its garrison to France there.

Knight of Saint-Louis the July 8th 1814, commander of the Legion of honor the August 23rd, count, assistant of the general inspection of the infantry in the 1st military division the December 30th, it was sent to Metz, in March 1815, to order the 2nd division of the 1st body under the orders of the Duc of Berry, and was named lieutenant-general the April 13rd with order to go to take the command of the 25e division of infantry to the 9th body of observation (Armée with the VAr). The ordinance of the next August 1st cancelled its nomination and put it in non-activity like Brigadier.

In 1816 and 1817, one employed it like general assistant of the inspection of the infantry in military Ve division, and the May 27th 1818 one included/understood it in the organization of the royal body staff.

Lieutenant-general the April 25th 1821 and put of availability, the count Dalton was in charge of an inspection of infantry in 1824 and remained of availability of 1829 with 1830. In 1831, one entrusted to him the command of the troops with Algiers. It returned to France the following year.

Large officer of Legion-in Honneur the April 29th 1833, member of the committee of infantry and cavalry in 1834, and, in 1835 ordering the 2nd military division, the Dalton general was placed within the framework of reserve of the general staff in 1841.

His/her son Alfred Dalton (1815 - 1866) is him also become general. His/her Aimée daughter married Paul de Musset, and inspired the poem the Nights with her brother-in-law, Alfred.

States of service

1805 : Colonel
March 21st, 1809: Brigadier general
April 13rd, 1815: Lieutenant-general
August 1st, 1815: Brigadier

Honors

Its name is reproduced on the Triumphal arch of the Star in Paris.

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