Claude Charles Aubry of Boucharderie

Claude-Charles Aubry of Boucharderie is a Général French (born the October 25th 1773 with Borough-in-Bresse - died the November 8th 1813 in Leipzig), resulting from a family of lawyers.

States of services

It enters the March 10th 1802 like Sous-lieutenant to the artillery School of Châlons.
It directs the transport of artillery through the collar of the Large-Saint-Bernard in 1800, for the second countryside of Italy of Bonaparte: it is him which makes place the guns in tree trunk hollowed out, which drawn by the soldiers or from the horses slipped on snow. It takes part in the forwarding of Saint-Domingue with the general Leclerc and it is seriously wounded, which is worth to him to be promoted major.

It is Colonel 8 {{E}} Régiment of artillery-with-foot in 1803, then chief-of staff of artillery of the army corps of Masséna during the countryside of 1806 against the Prussia. Promoted Brigadier general in June 1809, he becomes second in command of artillery of the 4th body of the Large army, then ordering artillery of the island of Lobau in 1809, after having built the bridge of the Lobau island before Wagram. It is wounded the May 22nd 1809. It is then Commander of artillery of the army of Illyrie of October 1810 at the end of 1811, then ordering Artillery school of Alexandria at the beginning of 1812. It is named second in command of artillery of the 2nd body of observation of Elba in February 1812 and will remain to it until August. It is illustrated with the Moskowa, order the artillery of the 2nd body of Oudinot for a few days, then it is named second in command of artillery of the 1st body of Davout until August 1813. Meanwhile, it builds the bridge on the Bérézina of 24 hours what is worth to him to be promoted major general in November 1812. It is finally ordering artillery of the 11th body of Macdonald, when wounded, then captured in Leipzig it dies the November 8th 1813 of the continuations of an amputation.

Titles and distinctions

Baron d' Empire the April 14th 1810.
Count d' Empire the May 2nd 1813.
Knight then officer of the Legion of honor in 1804.
Commander of the Legion of honor the June 18th 1812.
It belongs to the 558 officers to have his name engraved under the Triumphal arch of the Star.

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