Claude Dallemagne

Claude of Germany , alias Dallemagne (born with Peyrieu in Bugey in 1754 - 1813), was a Général French.

Its family

The family of Germany is originating in Provence, according to family traditions however not confirmed. At the 16th century, one of its branches then set in Bugey, Savoyard. It is of this branch that is resulting Claude of Germany. He was born in 1754 with Peyrieu, close to Belley and grows in Commanderie d' Accoyeux before continuing studies with the college of Belley. In 1773, after the death of his/her father, it suddenly decides to engage and joined the regiment of Hainaut then stationed to Embrun and Montdauphin. On his arrival, Claude of Germany is built-in the company of Escorbiac. According to the use, it is necessary for him to choose a nickname. Our young recruit then takes the name of war of Dallemagne (SHAT 1YC394), historical origin of the orthographical variation of the family patronym.

Its career

With a battalion of its regiment, it takes share with the war of American independence. Embarked in 1777 with Toulon on the squadron of Estaing, it fights with the Dominique, Saint-Vincent and takes part in the catch of the Grenade. With Holy Lucie, it is wounded of a shot to the right knee. It is with the seat of Saint Christophe and Savannah.

Of return in France, it follows its regiment to Grenoble, Sarrelouis and Montmédy. This unit forms part in 1790 troops indicated to repress the mutinés regiments of Nancy and placed under the orders of the general marquis de Bouillé. This last, which had probably already noticed Dallemagne in America, appoints it second lieutenant of pomegranates the September 15th 1791 because of its exemplary control in this business, and makes him give the cross of Saint-Louis the June 10th 1792.

Its regiment is then integrated into the 99e half-brigade sent to the armed with Italy. Claude of Germany, promoted Captain, illustrates himself with the Bataille of the Winch where it is wounded. Then it takes part in the Siège of Toulon in 1793. It is named Brigadier general.

Of return in Italy, it is in charge of the catch of the collar with Tends (1794) then of its guard. In 1796, it accompanies Bonaparte, new commander-in-chief, in his countryside against the Autrichiens. It is wounded with the Passage of Po and with that of the Adda, the victory with the decided battles of Lodi and deserved to be quoted with praise in the reports/ratios of Napoleon Bonaparte, with the Siège of Mantoue and the Bataille of Lonato. “ success was some dubious time, ” says the general-in-chief while speaking about this last action, “ but I was quiet, the brave woman 32e half-brigade, ordered by Dallemagne, was there. ”

Major general in August 1796, it is named by Bonaparte governor of the Lombardy: its qualities of probity and authority as its talents of organizer make wonder there.

Its health being deteriorated, it profits from a leave of a few months to rest in Belley. Then it is affected with the army of England in 1798. The Directory having, as it is known, abandoned the idea of an attack against the English, the general is recalled by Berthier in Italy while Bonaparte unloads in Egypt. It thus takes part in the conquest of Rome, accompanied by plunderings and exactions such as they revolted victorious and overcome. It is in this context that the Dallemagne general is indicated by the troop to replace Masséna as governor of Rome. Once more, in this delicate position, it showed its qualities of firmness and justice.

It is then called with the Armée with Mainz where it successfully leads the difficult seat of the place of Ehrenbreitstein (Coblentz), key of the Germany.

At 45 years, it obtains finally a retirement that it solicited for a long time because of its health condition. But hardly it returned in Belley, which it is named with the legislative Body of which he becomes vice-president in 1805, then questeur year year XI. He is commander of the Légion of honor in year XII.

In 1807 the Dallemagne general receives the cross of commander of the Ordre of the iron Crown, it is given in activity to the Large army to Berlin; in March 1809 it orders the 23e military division with Wesel, then the 1e division of the Armée with Holland which was opposed to the English troops ordered by Lord Chatam. He still answered in this difficult circumstance the confidence of the Emperor.

He definitively withdraws service in 1810, before being again named with the Legislative Body in 1812. Created baron of the Empire in 1813, it dies exhausted the same year during a last displacement of Paris in Belley. Deceased with Nemours, it is buried there.

Its name is reproduced on the Triumphal arch of the Star in Paris.

Other personalities of the families of Germany (in Bugey and Provence)

Family of Germany, of Bugey

Abel, baron d' Allemagne (alias Dallemagne), (1830 - 1910), lawyer, Knight about Isabelle the Catholic (Spain), elder of small wire of the general baron d' Allemagne, chief of name and weapons to the extinction of the elder branch, devoted its life to the defense of the cause of Henri V. It was a long time collaborator with the newspaper legitimist the Union with its cousin Henri, count de Mayol de Lupé, of which it had married the sister,
Paul Anthelme, baron d' Allemagne , (1832 - 1923), younger brother of Abel, attempted to propagate the worship of Jeanne d' Arc. Officer of cavalry, he was secret chamberlain of S Leon XIII, Grand Cross about St Gregoire the Large one, Grand officer of the orders of Magpie IX and Holy Sepulchre, Commandeur about New Year's Eve, wife in first weddings Marie Emilie Maupetit (1846 - 1892), girl of Christophe baron Maupetit, and Louis Ludivine Gaultier de Coutance; in second weddings (1895), Anne Elisa d' Abbadie d' Arrast
Leon of Germany (alias Dallemagne) (1837 - 1907) painter landscape designer of the Bresse and Bugey, raises of Viot and French, exposed to the Living room of Paris of 1865 to 1872. Some of these fabrics are with the museums of Borough in Bresse or Dijon.
Abel, baron d' Allemagne had two wire, André and Marcel who will be also of burning defenders of the catholic and royal cause. Thus, Marcel, gentleman of honor of SAR Prince Xavier de Bourbon, will animate during long years the Pious Union of Mayol Saint with the assistance of his first cousin Mgr Jean de Mayol de Lupé, knight of the order constantinien of Georges Saint. Marcel, baron d' Allemagne, was member of the Société of Cincinnati of France as of his reconstitution at the beginning of the 20th century. Its nephew, the baron Pierre of Germany, wire of Andre, will succeed to him the seat of the general baron d' Allemagne. As for the baron André Dallemagne, he was mayor of Belley of 1925 to 1943, then honorary mayor. He is the author of a “History of Belley”
André of Germany , small son of the precedent, figurehead of the modern Québécois independantism, he was small group which, in 1960, founded the RIN (Gathering for national independence). Political theorist with the limpid style, André of Germany is the author of a book able still to inform us on many thirty-five points years later, " Colonialism in Québec".

Family of Germany, Provence

Nicolas Marc Antoine of the Farmhouse, baron d' Allemagne . It was made famous during the wars of religion as well for its military talents as by its cruelty; it seized Frejus in 1585. The general catholic, Mr. de Vins, put the seat in front of the castle of Germany, where the baroness was only with her garrison. It resisted 16 days and thus gave to her husband time to run with the Protestant army reinforced with that of Lesdiguières, her cousin. Of besieging, the catholic army was besieged and taken between two fires. The battle was delivered under the walls of the castle and ended in the defeat of the catholics who lost 1200 men and 18 flags. But one of the last blows of arquebus struck Marc Antoine with the head and killed it on the bridge of its castle. Its widow, Jeanne de Grasse, governed her funeral and not wanting to yield it to his/her husband, even in cruelty, made carry out on its tomb eleven gentlemen who had fallen between his hands.
Alexandre of the Farmhouse of Germany , having had a quarrel in 1612 with Year of Forbin, a duel followed where the adversaries, backs with back, a bound arm, were stabbed mutually while being turned over. The goods of the two duellists were seized by the King, but the Queen Regent gave those of Alexandre to her brother Jean Louis who gave them to his Gabrielle niece of the Farmhouse that the confiscation ruined. Alexandre and Jean Louis of the Farmhouse were wire of Nicolas of the Farmhouse
Jean Louis, baron d' Allemagne , being attached to the service of the duke of Savoy, was general of the galères of this prince. He passed from the service of king de France to that of Charles Emmanuel 1st, for the following reason: the baron of Germany and the baillif de Forbin were in the squadron of the galères of France under the orders of Pierre de Gondi, general of these galères and Lieutenant Général of the King in the seas of Raising. Gondi to which belonged the right to choose its Lieutenant Général chooses Forbin. The baron of Germany claimed, claiming the step on the baillif whose master's certificate was, said it, posterior with his. Gondi did not consider this complaint founded and preserved Forbin (…) doubly approved by Richelieu. Not wanting to be useful under an officer that it looked like his junior, of Germany withdrew and asked for to the King the permission of go to order the galères of the duke of Savoy. The baron of Germany was not sulky France a long time. He left the service of Emmanuel II of Savoy, was allocated to Provence and from there to the Court where, in 1635, the Cardinal entrusted the command of the naval army to him which he prepared against the Islands of Lerins. There was still a shock, Farmhouse was in the presence of the baillif de Forbin (the two rivals were once again opposite one with the other, there was a second courteous duel between them, under which was perhaps the memory of the fatal duel of 1612). In the 1646 (files of the Navy) baron of Germany accepted 32.000 books for the ordinary maintenance of a galère ordered Ci in front of by the sior Seguiras. State of 1636: the galère of Germany east carried with this note: " Captain, the baron d' Allemagne" , this galère still existed in 1646. (in critical Dictionary of biography and history - article Germany pages 26-27-28 by A. JAL
Joseph François de Varages, baron d' Allemagne (1760-1822), officer of the regiment of Angoumois, aide-de-camp of the general of Villeneuve, it is wounded in Toulon by defending the city in 1793. Then he emigrated and saw his seized goods. He did not return to France, ruined, that with the Restoration.
Alexandre of Varages-Germany, baron d' Allemagne (1815-1890), last representing branch remained in Provence, wanted to leave its files and memories of family to small wire of the general baron d' Allemagne and Empire to perpetuate the memory of their common origin of Provence. So they took again the weapons of Varages-Germany (of azure with two faced gold lions supporting a star of same). It is since of tradition to quarter the weapons of Germany of Bugey with those of Varages of Germany, “is quartered, to the 1 and 4 of azure with two faced gold lions supporting an of the same star (which is Varages) to the 2 and 3 semi cut party, with 1st of azure to the tower of sand gold open and openwork, surmounted by three stars lines as a chief D `money, with 2nd of the military barons (of mouths to the high money sword), with 3rd of gold to the sand bridge with four arches embanked of sinople” (which is of Germany)

Sources

the Triumphal arch. Under the direction of J.L. Belin, volume II. Paris 1847.
Note on the life and the campaigns of the General of Germany of C.J. Dufay Bourg 1867.
SHAT Controls troops of Hainault 1YC394 (Vincennes).
Dictionary of the generals of the Revolution and the Empire, Georges Six

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