Bernard Dessein

Bernard Dessein , was born the March 19th 1762 with Orthez (the Low-Pyrenees), military French.

The June 14th 1777, it entered like soldier the regiment of infantry of Brie (24e), and was used on the coasts of Brittany of 1780 for 1783. Corporal the July 8th 1780, sergeant the June 10th 1781, furrier and quartermaster-sergeant the March 16th and August 29th 1783, it passed, the November 20th 1788, in the capacity as district-Master-treasurer in the Régiment of Angoumois-Infantry (80e), became lieutenant and captain the January 12th and June 19th 1792, and made the campaigns of the Pyrenees-Western of 1792 at year III.

With the Business of the Saar, on May 1st 1793, belonging to a detachment of 150 men, ordered by the Tower of Auvergne, which stopped the army Spanish E, collapsed its cavalry and supported during one hour and half the efforts of the column of attack, it was wounded of two shots at the beginning of the action. The June 22nd according to, it contributed, with the head of 100 men, the catch of the cuttings off of the Cross-of-Bouquets, and obtained the rank of major the 27 nivôse year II.

It was pointed out, the 17 pluviôse according to, in front of Saint-Jean-with-Luz, where it fulfilled the functions of senior officer of day. Called with the staff of the general Muller the 4 floréal even year, it accepted the 21 meadow Brigadier general rank of , and was placed, in this quality, with the head of the avant-garde of the army.

Charged on Thermidor 7 with the command of the column of attack in the Valley of Bastan, it crosses the enemy cuttings off and contributed to the profit of this day. The 14 of the same month, it had a brilliant share with the Combat of Fontarabie and the catch of this place; the 16, it attended the Reddition of Saint-Sebastien, of which it took the command the following day. It was distinguished with the businesses from Burguet the 23 and 27 vendémiaire year III, and took part in the defeat of the Duc of Ossuna.

The 8 frimaire according to, it was pointed out with the Combat of Bergara, where the general Moncey beat completely the army of the Spanish general Ruby. Chief of the general staff the 19 ventôse, it became Major general the 25 meadow even year.

When the general Moncey had conceived the project to invade the Guipuzcoa and the province of Biscay, he entrusted the command of the 1e division to the Dessein general. This division, which formed the avant-garde, was started in the night of the 23 to the 24 messidor, flushed out the enemy of the strong positions which it occupied, and took thirteen parts of gun and sesmagasins to him. Continued until Durango, the Spaniards left in front of this city twelve pieces of ordnance, two hundred and eighty boxes of cartridges of infantry, fifty powder barrels, six thousand Gargousse S with grapeshot and two more thousand rifles.

Thermidor 1, the Spaniards, continued until Bilbao and Portugalette, sixty parts of gun gave up, a great number of ammunition of war and considerable stores. After this forwarding, the Dessein general took again his functions of chief of general staff.

Peace having been concluded with the Spain, the army evacuated this country the 22 fructidor year III. Replaced with the head of the Joint possession, the Dessein general, directed on the the Vendée, where it arrived the 7 vendémiaire year IV, was called, the 25 of the same month, with the command of the 4th division of the Armée with the West. The 19 ventôse according to, the executive Directoire entrusted to him the command as a chief of the Armée with the coasts of the Ocean, that the state of its health did not allow him to preserve. It left the army with a leave of convalescence.

The 8 nivôse year X, the First Consul appointed it inspector with the reviews, and member of the Légion of honor the 4 germinal year XII. Passed in the 9th military division (Montpellier) the October 9th 1811, it remained there until the January 2nd 1815, date of its admission to the retirement.

Louis XVIII had given him the Croix of Saint-Louis on November 1st 1814.

He died the September 30th 1823, with Orthez (the Low-Pyrenees).

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