Barthelemy Dominique Jacques de Castelbajac

Barthelemy Dominique Jacques de Castelbajac , born with Ricaud (Hautes-Pyrénées) the June 12th 1787, general French.

Its family

Barthélemy Dominique Jacques de Castelbajac is resulting from a family of the old nobility of the province of Bigorre (evidence of nobility 1380). The village of Castelbajac, stronghold of its family, is located close to the town of Lannemezan (department of the Hautes-Pyrénées). Several of its ancestors were knights, seneshals and governors of Bigorre, men of war and officers in the armies.

His/her father carries the Titer of courtesy marquis. One of his/her brothers is magistrate, president of room at the Court of Toulouse at the XIXe century.

Its military career

Raise military special École, the October 17th 1806, provisional second lieutenant the February 22nd 1807, it left for the Large army the March 5th according to, entered the April 12th as second lieutenant to 5th of hussards, became lieutenant to 8th of the same weapon the September 11th 1809, and became, 19, Assistance-of-camp of the general Pire.

Captain with the 127e regiment of line the May 10th 1811, sunken assistance-of-camp of the general the Worse March 9th 1812, major the September 2nd 1813, with the 16th regiment of hunters, passed the 1814 with 11th of the same weapon, major the August 29th 1815, Mr. de Castelbajac was successively colonel of the regiment of hunters of the the Pyrenees the September 27th 1815, colonel of the dragons of the guard the June 6th 1821 with row of Brigadier, and titular brigadier the October 29th 1826.

Placé le January 3rd 1828 with the head of the 1st brigade of Ve division of the camp of cavalry, and in charge the May 23rd 1830 of the general inspection of the cavalry for this year in 10th, 11th, 12th and 21e military divisions, it was named, the August 19th 1837, ordering department of the the Moselle, the June 20th 1838 ordering 2nd brigade of the division of cavalry gathered with Lunéville the January 22nd 1839, ordering the detached brigade, of light cavalry, the body of gathering of the border of the Northern ; it began again, in May 1839, after the dismissal of this body, the command of the department of the the Moselle, and was named lieutenant-general the November 16th 1840.

Mr. the general of Castelbajac, which fulfilled the functions of inspector of cavalry for the years 1841 with 1847, had been called on October 1st 1844, with the command of the 11th military division, and was allowed with the retirement by the decree of the provisional government the April 17th 1848.

This general made the campaigns of the Large army in 1807, of Spain in 1808, of Germany in 1809, of the Large army in 1812 and 1813, of France in 1814, of Algérie in 1841.

He was wounded of a shot to the right leg in Spain, the February 22nd 1809, of a blow of saber to the left arm, the Bataille of Wagram the July 6th 1809, of a blow of saber to the right thigh with Oslrowno the July 25th 1812, of one contusion to the groin of the right-sided, with the Bataille of Moskowa, the September 7th 1812, and of a blow of lance with Brienne the January 31st 1814.

Its civil life

It is elected appointed

In December 1849, it was named sent extraordinary and Ambassador plenipotentiary of France in Russia

It is high with the dignity of Pair of France by the king Charles X

He is senator in 1856

Decorations

It was named knight of the Légion of honor the December 15th 1808, officer of the order the September 4th 1813, commander the June 14th 1820, and large officer the April 22nd 1847.

See too

Sources

Governed Valette, Catalog of the French nobility remaining at the XXe century

External bonds

Family of Castelbajac

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