Edme Aime Lucotte

Edme Aime Lucotte , born with Créancey, close Arnay (Coast-with Or), the October 30th 1770, military French.

It made excellent studies with the college of Dijon. Having embraced with heat the principles which brought the French revolution, the Lucotte young person enlisted in the 8th battalion of the Coast-with Or the July 23rd 1793, there became sergeant the shortly even after his entry in the battalion, obtained the rank of quartermaster-sergeant the 3 brumaire year II, that of lieutenant leading seaman the 15 of the same month, was created captain on Thermidor 15, and finally major the 7 brumaire year III. Lucotte had obtained these various ranks as a combatant either with the Armée with the Alps, under Kellermann, or with that of the the Rhine, under Pichegru and Moreau.

Called with the command of the 60e half-brigade, become 12th of line the 2 messidor according to, one saw it, during the disorders which appeared with Lyon, to refuse to order fire on the Lyoneses revolted against the police chiefs of the national Convention. This refusal, joint with the energy with which it defended the general Montchoisy, when this general, under the orders of which it was useful, was struck of dismissal, made suspend the chief of Lucotte brigade of his functions the 24 messidor year IV.

Reinstated in his rank on Thermidor 18 of the same year, one placed it at the head of the 7th light half-brigade, in the month of floréal year V.

After having made this year campaign to the Armed with Italy, under the general Napoleon Bonaparte, it accepted the order to go to Marseilles, where it was relieved, the 18 messidor year VI, by the executive Directoire, to have taken the defense of a sailor, named Laure, which had been twice condemned wrongfully to death. Lucotte proved that the very same day where Laure, denounced as chief of an assembly of companions of Jéhu who, in year III, cut the throat of prisoners held for opinions known as revolutionary, this sailor fought at sea against the English, and ran away itself with the stroke, though wounded, on the coasts of the Ligurie, to avoid the captivity.

The executive Directory, convinced of the innocence of Lucotte, put it, the 19 brumaire year VII, with there provision of the general-in-chief Kilmaine, have recommending to him to give him advance to the Armée with England.

Named Brigadier general the 1st frimaire year VII, it was confirmed in this rank the 28 pluviôse year VIII.

Member and commander of the Legion of honor the 19 frimaire and 25 meadow year XII, it left the France, to go to Naples near the king Joseph Bonaparte, who employed it, the 14 fructidor year XIII, and definitively attached it to its service the December 6th 1807. This prince, whom it followed in Spain, chooses it for his assistance-of-camp, and Major general namenamed it the January 8th 1808.

Returned to the service of France as brigadier general, the November 4th 1813, it passed, the 7, chief of staff of the 5th army corps, and ordered, the 18, a brigade of the 1st division of reserve of Paris.

It made with distinction the Campagne of 1814. With the head of its brigade, it penetrated in Athies, there collapsed two Russian battalions and seized the one of the farms of this borough.

Louis XVIII named it, the July 8th 1814, Chevalier of Saint-Louis, and the 20, lieutenant-general in non-activity.

Called, the March 16th, to order a division in the intended army, under the orders of the Duke of Berry, to be opposed to the return Napoleon i, it was given up almost at once by its troops, which ran to line up under the flags of their former sovereign.

The Emperor entrusted the command of the 20th military division to him. After the second return of the king, one put it, the July 21st, in non-activity. Become lieutenant-general the May 27th 1818, Lucotte was included/understood, the December 30th according to, with the number of the lieutenant-generals who formed the royal body staff, obtained his retirement the March 17th 1825, a pension of 5.400 francs the May 4th, and died the July 8th according to.

Its name is registered on the Triumphal arch of the Star, southern part.

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