Dagobert Sigismond Laurent de Wimpffen

See also: Wimpffen

Dagobert Sigismond Laurent de Wimpffen (born the February 17th 1782, with the castle of Gunthersbourg, close to Francfort-sur-le-Main, died in 1852). It belonged to the one of the most former families of the Cercle of Souabe.

Child still, it takes row in the French Army with the 6th battalion of the the Low-Rhine, but not having the necessary age to wear the shoulder pad, it is suspended of its functions of second lieutenant by the representatives of the people Reubell and Merlin.

The December 22nd 1799, it enters the 44e half-brigade in the capacity as lieutenant after. It is attached like assistance-of-camp to the general Thuring few days afterwards. The August 6th it passes to the 9th hussards as lieutenant after. The 23, he is allowed lieutenant in foot, and is distinguished in several businesses on the edges from the Rhine. It is seriously wounded with the Bataille of Saalfeld the October 10th 1806 and is named captain the March 22nd 1807.

Armée with the coasts of the Ocean, of which it formed part, it passes to the Large army and takes part in the Campagne of Prussia and Poland of 1807 and 1808. It is decorated on October 1st 1807.

In 1809, the Wimpffen captain makes the countryside of Austria. It is named major to the 9th Chevau-léger S (August 3rd 1811), and takes part in the countryside of Russia. Wounded of a blow of saber to the neck, in front of Witepsk, where with the head of two squadrons, it collapses eight squadrons Russian S. Wimpffen is created major of the 1st Croatian regiment of hussards S and is, the April 5th, with the Affaire of Mockein, where, wounded from two blows of saber to the head, it falls to the capacity from the enemy.

During the retirement, it belongs to the first of the crowned squadrons, trained of the officers of four army corps of cavalerien, to be used as escort with the Emperor. It is small number of those which remain under the flag until the moment when the Emperor returns to France.

Following the events of 1814, the November 16th, major de Wimpffen is placed in the 2nd lancers, in the capacity as major after, and receives the December 4th the cross of the deserves military.

Laid off in 1815, it, shortly after (November 2nd) is named Lieutenant-colonel of the dragons of the Calvados, and passes in the royal Garde with the rank of colonel, in 1820. Created Officer of the Legion of Honor the April 25th 1821, Wimpffen is named colonel of the 7th hunters the May 8th 1822. It belongs to the army corps which makes the countryside of Spain (1823 - 1824).

It is made commander of the Legion of honor the September 8th 1823, and knight of second class of the Ordre of Saint-Ferdinand the November 23rd according to. It was for a long time knight of a royal and military Nature of Saint-Louis. commander of the Legion of honor

Wimpffen is named Brigadier the June 16th 1834, and is in charge of the command of the Hautes-Pyrénées, then department of the Orne.

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