Armand-Octave-Marie d\' Allonville

Armand-Octave-Marie, Viscount of Allonville was born the January 21st 1809 with Hanover and deceased the October 19th 1867 with Versailles.

The Viscount Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville, born emigrated parents, acquires the reputation to be one of the best officers of cavalry, in Algeria and the Crimea and is named Major general. At the end of its life it is Senator, president of the committee of cavalry and grand' cross of the Legion of honor.

Its family

Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville was born from the Viscount Antoine Jean Baptiste of Allonville of Oysonville (October 19th, 1765 - September 1811 London), knight of Midsummer's Day of Jerusalem, received minority, not profès, between as second lieutenant with the regiment of Artois cavalry, in 1780. Named captain with the Regiment of Quercy-cavalry, in 1784, it is submitted to the court, with his older brother, on January 21st, 1788. During the Revolution, he becomes major with the service of the Portugal. Antoine marries Céleste Octavie of the Bourdonnaye-Lira (1790-1851), on February 3rd, 1807 (allied family with the Of Guesclin).

Armand-octave is the last descendant of a family, of old knighthood, originating in the Chartrain country, where it had, unmemorable time, until the year 1475, the ground and seigniory of its name, enjoyed the honors of the court in the person of three of her members, in the years 1787 and 1788, on evidence received by Chérin. She produced a large panetier of France, captain of one hundred lances; a large Master of National Forestry Commission, governors of the towns of Meulan, Montlhéry, Senonches, Chartres, Blois, Stamps, Courtrai, Navarreins. And especially, several chamberlains and gentlemen of the room of the kings and princes of the house of France, the king Philippe V of Spain, and a Duke of Savoy; several riders of stable of the king, a first rider of the Constable of Bourbon and one of the duke of Anjou and Alençon; lieutenants and an ensign of the companies of men-at-arms of the made up ordinances gentlemen; a deputy of the nobility to the General states of Orleans and Blois, in 1560 and 1588; a member of the Academy of Science of France and royal company of London. Without forgetting, a knight crossed in the year 1190; several knights of Saint-Jean-of-Jerusalem, Rhodos and Malta, including two of the name of Pierre, in 1524 and 1547; four knights about the king or Saint-Michel, before the establishment of that of the Holy Spirit; and, lastly, several colonels, brigadiers, knights of Saint-Louis, general and Officers of the Legion of Honor.

Charles d' Allonville (1400 - 1479) | | (5 generations] | | |-->François III of Allonville (1694 - 1783) | |--> Edmé II of Allonville d' Oysonville (1694 - 1783) X Antoinette Sauvage of Chatelier (1713 - 1793) | |--> Armand Jean d' Allonville (1732 - 1811) | X Marie Francoise Jehannot de Bartillat (1744 - 1817) | | | |--> Armand François d' Allonville (1764 - 1832) | | X (1) Charlotte Vavasseur (1769 - 1799) | | | | | |--> Marie-Louise d' Allonville] (1794 - 1877) | | X Alexandre Louis d' Allonville (1774 - 1852) | | | | X (2) Celestial Octavie of Munich (1785 - 1851) | | | |--> Alexandre Louis d' Allonville (1774 - 1852) | | | |--> Antoine Jean Baptist of Allonville (1765 - 1811) | | X Celestial Octavie of the Bourdonnaie-Lira (1790 - 1851) | | | | | |--> Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville (1809 - 1867) | | | |--> Louis d' Allonville (1771 - 1814) | |--> Antoine Charles Augustin d' Allonville (1735 - 1792) | |--> Jean Nicolas d' Allonville (1735 - 1792)

Biography

Its youth

The Viscount of Allonville, after brilliant studies with the School of application of the royal Body staff, enters in 1830 the weapon of the cavalry; in 1832 it attends the Siège of Antwerp, in 1832, in the capacity as aide-de-camp of the general Rulhière.

The Conquest of Algeria (1838 - 1845)

Since 1838, Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville is named ordering irregular indigenous bodies of the province of Algiers. He is major of the Spahis of the province of Algiers.

Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville takes share of 1839 with 1848, in the campaigns against Abd-el-Kader; in front of Candle, with the business of Chéliff, the combat of Bou-Roumi, Milianah.

Of' Allonville the reputation of the one of the best officers of cavalry of our army of Africa acquires. One decorates it with the cross of officer of the Légion of Honor at the time of the Prise of the tribe of Abd El Kader by the duke of Aumale, in 1845. It is mentioned for its brilliant control with the Bataille of Isly, on August 14th, 1844. It seizes the guns of the Morrocans.

Captain, it is named lieutenant-colonel ordering the 1st regiment of spahis Algerian (1839 - 1845), by the marshal of Saint-Arnaud. Always it is not a question of traditional war, but sometimes of raids, where one kills a few tens of enemies. The remainder of the tribe is run away, partly ruined. The captain of Allonville, which belongs to this service , is especially charged to deal with the indigenous auxiliaries, and it is pointed out, in various operations with the head of excellent riders Moors which it leads brilliantly. It orders the gendarmes Moors and is charged with the Arab office.

Coup d'etat of December 2nd, 1851

Colonel of the 5th regiment of hussards in 1847, named general in 1853. It takes share with the coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon, December 2nd 1851, in Paris.

The marshal of Saint-Arnaud written: By skilful combinations, the most brilliant chiefs of the Africa News had been destined for Paris. There were Canrobert, the hero of Zaatcha, Marulaz, at one time colonel of the 204e of Line and named general after the forwarding of Kabylie, of Allonville, the brilliance officer of cavalry… I spent yesterday the day to Vincennes in the colonel Répon with Canrobert, of Allonville, Marulaz… All Orléansville was there. They are comrades of combat indeed. The marshal of Saint-Arnaud in another letter writes in Maître Leroy of Saint-Arnaud, lawyer in Paris, his brother: My friend, the lieutenant-colonel of Allonville, is in Paris. It is an old man and close friend comrade of which the name is familiar for you. He wants to go to greet our mother and to see you, like my children. He you will like .

Armand-octave of Allonville is commander of a brigade of the division of cavalry of reserve of the army from Paris, in Versailles. Thus its units will take an active part in the Coup d'etat of December 2nd, 1851. Its participation is thus essential and the fact that he is putschists will push large many officers to be acted in the same way. The general of Allonville is a man admired by his contemporaries who are interested in the conquest Algeria. It is an officer of a prompt decision , and a rare energy, acting on the moral one of a soldier and involving it. Mr. d' Allonville made the war of Africa a long time, where it was acquired the reputation of a bravery off line. He was distinguished at the time of the battle of Isly… .

However Armand-Octave of Allonville is a supporter of law and order. He refuses to give the order to his hussards to crir: Lives the emperor , but it does not support Changarnier which tries to be opposed to the companies of the Prince. The division of cavalry positions on the Fields-Elysées. They do not meet any hostility at the Parisian ones. The soldiers are even enthusiastic.

The countryside of the Crimea (1853 - 1856)

Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville receives the command of the brigade of hunters of Africa which is sent in the Crimea. The brigade of hunters of Africa includes/understands the 1st regiment of hunters of Africa and the 4th regiment of hunters of Africa.

At the time of a review the Othoman Sultan , Abdülmecit Ier, places at the disposal of Madam d' Allonville, her palate and its gardens of Therapia.

Concerning the crucial question of the transport of the horses, in the Crimea, the general of written Allonville: It does not have there an analogy between the crossings on the coast of Africa where the horses are exposed to the air on the bridge during three days at most, and what occurs here. After a long navigation (some lasted 40 days), the horses arrive under conditions of excessive weakness and prostration. However the horses barbs of the Spahis and the Chasseurs will resist best, in all the combined, cold camp and with the lack of fodder.

Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville and her brigade unload on September 6th 1853 with Varna (Bulgaria). During the countryside of the Crimea, it assists from the English at the time of the Charge of the light brigade it (October 25th 1854). Not an English rider would not have left alive this furnace without the chivalrous dash of the general of Allonville and its hunters of Africa, which climb with the gallop the monticules where are posted Russian artillery and give off the remains of the valorous allied cavalry. The 4th regiment of hunters of Africa of the general of Allonville sabers certain Russian batteries and attracts on him the fire of the others which overpowered the retirement of the unhappy English riders. The riders climb with the gallop the escarpments and continues the gunners. Armand-octave of Allonville unceasingly supports Lord Cardigan during all the Bataille of Balaklava.

This feat of arms is worth with the general of Allonville the Major general rank of and more important a command role at the time of the Bataille of Eupatoria the February 17th 1855. Under the walls of this citadel, it still gains a brilliance favors over the Russian cavalry.

D' Allonville, major general, order starting from May 20th, 1855 the 1 brigade made up of the 1st regiment of hussards and of the 4th regiment of hussards and the 2nd brigade made up of the 6th regiment of dragons and of the 7th regiment of dragons.

In the night from August 15th to 16th 1855, the general of Allonville, which bivouacs with its division of cavalry to the birth of the valley of Baidar, sends to warn the general-in-chief whom it has of the world in front of him; but it can by its capacity impose on the enemy, who does not try anything on this side and does not dare by approaching it. The general of Allonville, with his cavalry, walks towards north to face the Cosaques. The Russians attack with 47.000 infantrymen, 10.000 riders and 272 guns.

September 22nd, 1855, the general of Allonville unloads with the 6th regiment of dragons and the 7th regiment of dragons, the 4th regiment of hussards and a horse battery. He continues the Russian troops which take refuge in the mountains. He decides to go to tackle a Russian division which is to 28 km of. He sinks on it. Twelve squadrons of the division of Allonville, the battery Armand, of artillery with horse, two hundred riders irregular and six Egyptian battalions attack the lancers of the Russian imperial Garde supported by many artillery batteries. The troops of Armand-Octave of Allonville arrive at the gallop, cut the road to the Russian cavalry, and charges with the knife the gunners. The enemy again flees. Many prisoners, two fifty horses, guns… make forget the 35 dead side of the allies.

Inter alia decorations, one does it grand' cross of the Legion of honor, on December 28th, 1855, commander of the Ordre of the Bath and large officer of the Ordre of Medjidié.

End of its life

Armand-octave of Allonville is member of the Committee of staff the 3/17/55. The Countryside of Italy (1859), so quickly finished, does not leave time to the general of Allonville to be announced again, and soon its health, more and more staggering, obliges it to give up its active functions in the French Army. He becomes president of the Committee of Cavalry, is member of the General advice of Ille-et-Vilaine. Invited on December 31st, 1865 to belong to the Senate, the October 19th 1867, it succumbs to an affection of chest contracted with the face.

On a table, Armand-Octave-Marie d' Allonville is represented with horse, follow-up of her staff in Versailles in 1858. This portrait is with Rennes, with the museum of the Art schools.

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