Claude Ursule Gency

Claude-Ursule Gency (June 13rd 1765 with Meulan (Seine-et-Oise) - January 6th 1845) was a Général French of the Révolution and Empire.

Biography

It entered the 15th regiment of infantry, above Béarn, the February 11th 1783.

Corporal the August 15th 1785, it was congédié the February 21st 1788, and took again service on January 1st 1791.

Captain of the company of the hunters of Meulan, company which was the core of the 9th battalion of Seine-et-Oise, it took of it the command in the capacity as major the September 16th 1792.

Confirmed in the rank of chief of brigade 1st germinal year II, it passed, the same day, with its battalion, with the 26e half-brigade of line.

Fact Brigadier general provisional by the representatives of the people, Thermidor 30 year II and confirmed the 25 meadow year III, it was employed with the Armée with the coasts of Brest in pluviôse of the same year, with the expeditionary Armée with Ireland the 16 brumaire year V, with the Armée with Sambre-and-Meuse the 11 pluviôse according to, in the 17th military division in frimaire year VI, with the Armée with England the 13 germinal one of the same year; finally, with the reserve army, become Armed with Italy, 9 germinal year VIII.

Included/understood on the table of the general staff the 8 germinal year IX, it was put of availability the 12 messidor according to, and in non-activity the 1st vendémiaire year X.

Sent to the Armed with North the October 18th 1806, it formed then part of that of Antwerp.

September 1st 1809, it accepted the command of the department of the Seine-Lower the October 24th 1810, and that of the Helder the February 18th 1812.

It had been made member of the Légion of honor the 23 vendémiaire year XIII, and officer of the Order the 25 meadow even year.

Wounded to the arm in front of Châlons, it was subjected to the Bourbon S, and had Louis XVIII the command of the Département of the Eure, with the Croix of Saint-Louis the August 24th 1814.

honorary Lieutenant-general the February 8th 1825, Napoleon i, on his return of the isle of Elba, maintained it in the command of the department of the Eure the March 31st.

With the Second Restoration, Louis XVIII named it titular lieutenant-general on July 1st. Placé in non-activity the December 8th 1815, and of availability on April 1st 1820, it was allowed with the retirement by ordinance of September 1st 1824, starting from January 1st 1825; and the February 15th obtained according to a pension of 6.000 francs. Responsible for an extraordinary general inspection the August 8th 1830, put of availability on November 1st, included/understood within the framework of reserve the February 7th 1831; passed within the framework of activity, available the March 20th of this last year, it was definitively reprocessed in accordance with the ordinance of the April 5th, on March 1st 1832.

It was named the May 8th 1835 Grand Cross of the Legion of honor. Its name is reproduced on the Triumphal arch of the Star.

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