Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc

See also: Leclerc

Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc , (Pontoise, 1772 - island of the Tortoise, close to Santo Domingo, 1802), was a French general of the I {{er}} Empire, husband of Pauline Bonaparte.

Leclerc entered to the service in 1791 and began its military career as a enlist-volunteer in the army in 1791, during the French revolution in the volunteers of Seine-et-Oise. Passed as second lieutenant to 12th of cavalry, became assistance-of-camp of the Lapoype general, was named captain with the Siège of Toulon in 1793, where it bound with Napoleon Bonaparte.

It was distinguished with the armies from the the Alps and Italy and became Brigadier general in 1797. Leclerc is charged to announce with the Directoire the signature of the preliminaries of peace to Leoben. With its return, Bonaparte proposes to him the hand of his/her sister Pauline. It is in a hurry to see it married because its great beauty attracts to him too many sighing. The marriage is celebrated in 1797.

He became chief of staff of the generals Berthier and Brune, and on its return of Egypt Bonaparte namenamed it Major general and sent it to the Armée with the Rhine under the orders of Moreau.

It took part in the Coup d'etat of the 18 Brumaire (in November 1799) making of Napoleon the first consul. Leclerc is at the sides of his/her brother-in-law: supported by Murat, it gives the order to pomegranates to invade the room of the Conseil of the Five hundred.

It was pointed out with the Bataille of Hohenlinden, and accepted the higher command of 17th, 18th and the 19th military divisions, passed from there to the command as a chief of an army corps intended by the First Consul to force the Portugal to give up the alliance of the England. This forwarding did not take place.

After the Peace of Amiens (1802), he is General-in-chief of the Expédition of Santo Domingo to make return this island under the laws of the metropolis. The general Leclerc, party of Brest in December 1801, unloaded in front of the Cape-French in February 1802.

After some successes obtained, it subjected the island in three months and captured All Saints' day Louverture, the black general who had founded a practically autonomous State. It was reached Yellow fever which decimated its army and succumbed on November 1st 1802 to 30 years. Its body was transported to France by his wife, and was buried in one of its grounds.

Commemorations

A statue with Pontoise the representative out of Napoleonean dress, his sword with the sleeve touching ground, offered by the marshal's wife Davout, sister of the general, princess of Eckmühl and duchess of Auerstaedt, is at the top of a staircase built in 1869 per François Lemot. High 3 meters surroundings, the statue is placed on a cubic stone base where are engraved in gilded capital letters some information. She is next to the southern part of the Saint-Maclou cathedral.

External bonds

The Louverture Project: Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc

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