Etienne Marie Antoine Champion of Nansouty

Etienne Marie Antoine Champion of Nansouty (count of), general French, born the May 30th 1768 with Bordeaux, dead the February 12th 1815 with Paris.

Biography

It was allowed with the Military academy of Paris the October 21st 1782.

Junior-gentleman with the rank of second lieutenant the May 30th 1783, it became second lieutenant to Burgundy the March 26th 1785, captain of replacement to the regiment of Frank-County-Cavalry the April 6th 1788, and, the May 24th, with the regiment of Hussards-Lauzun, become 6^e regiment.

Named lieutenant-colonel of the 9^e regiment of cavalry the April 4th 1792, it made the campaigns of 1792, 1793, and of year II at year VII with the armies on the the Rhine.

Nansouty was pointed out soon its chiefs by his bravery, its happy provisions and its talents. It could be made useful in each rank which it obtained, and preserved in its regiment the discipline which it was so difficult to maintain then.

Named chief of brigade the 19 frimaire year II, it justified the opinion that the general-in-chief Jean Victor Marie Moreau had conceived his prudence and of its value; but, as modest as brave man, he refused several times the rank of brigadier general, as he accepted only the 12 fructidor year VII.

Employed to the reserve army the 15 ventôse year VIII, it returned soon in the Armée with the Rhine.

Called on a vaster theater, the Nansouty general rendered services more effective and contributed strongly to successes of the army of the Rhine. He assisted the general-in-chief Ney in the various attacks which he made make, since Seltz until Mainz.

Nansouty surprised, with Sundhoffen, a company of Uhlan S, which it brought back captive of war without to have lost only one man.

The May 3rd 1800, with the battles of Stockack, it ordered a brigade of large cavalry, and its skilful operations prepared the success of this business. Lecourbe, of which it ordered the reserve declared that it owed part of the success of this battle with wise measurements and the intrepidity of Nansouty. The 5, with the Battle of Mœskirch, it often broke the enemy by loads brilliant and reiterated with the head of its cavalry. When the Lecourbe general accepted the order to walk to seize one of the bridges on the the Danube, since Dillingen until Donauworth, Nansouty ensured the derrières of the French Army against the Prince de Reuss, whose body was stationed in the the Tyrol, and beat it each time he wanted to emerge. In the day of 24 meadow, the general having been attacked by prince de Reuss, it vigorously pushed back it until Fuessen.

This general took the most glorious share with all the businesses which finished the last countryside of this war, and acquired the reputation of one of our good generals of cavalry. With the head of its regiment, it charged with the value with a soldier; commander of a brigade, it directed it with the prudence, the precision and the glance which, in the critical moments, decide the victory.

The 12 meadow year IX, employed close the body of observation of the the Gironde, and placed at the disposal of the government the 12 nivôse year X, Nansouty was attached to the 22^e military division the 28 ventôse according to.

Promoted Major general the 3 germinal year XI, it ordered, the 5, the department of Seine-et-Oise, and, the 8 floréal, it belonged to the Camp of Nimègue.

Named member of the Legion of honor the 19 frimaire year XII, it passed to the Armée with the coasts of the Ocean, and accepted the cross of commander of the Order the 25 meadow following.

The Nansouty general took then the command of the 1^re division of large cavalry of the large army, and made the campaigns of years XIV, 1806 and 1807, in Austria, Prussia and Poland.

With the head of a body of cuirassiers, it decided the success of the combat of Wertingen, was distinguished with Ulm, and contributed strongly to the victory of the Bataille of Austerlitz. Nansouty made wonders of value to Eylau and Friedland. The marshal Lannes having ordered to him to go ahead of of the French Army, it passed with his division of cavalry under a terrible fire, and contained up to six hours of the evening the efforts of a mass of enemies. The Russians, misled by its skilful operations, did not dare to advance, and Napoleon i had time to arrive with its army.

Large officer of Legion-in Honneur the 4 nivôse year XIV, Nansouty accepted, in reward of his beautiful control in this countryside, the large eagle of Legion-in Honneur the July 11th 1807, and titrates it of first rider of the Emperor the following year. In this quality, it accompanied Napoleon, initially in Spain.

It made the countryside of Portugal with Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc. It took share with the conquest of Hanover under Mortier.

It accompanies Napoleon with Erfurt, accepted sovereigns the most honourable reception, and was created Count of the Empire the March 19th 1808.

In 1809, the Nansouty general took the command of the division of reserve of large cavalry to the large army in Germany, and put the roof at its reputation while carrying out, Essling and Wagram, these beautiful loads which completed to fix the victory under the French flags. The Emperor granted an equipment of 10.000 francs to him on the field of Zeven, located in Hanover. Nansouty took again, close to Napoleon, his functions of first rider, employed part of 1811 to make general inspections of cavalry, and passed, the December 25th, with the body of observation of the Elba.

In April 1812, it ordered in Russia the 1^er body of reserve of cavalry of the large army, was with the Bataille of Moskowa, where it rendered the greatest services and accepted a ball with the knee.

Named general colonel of the dragons the January 16th 1813, it redoubled courage as the dangers became more eminent; Nansouty glorieusement took shares with the businesses of Dresden, of Wachau, Leipzig and Hanau, where it again poured its blood for the fatherland. The July 29th, it took the command of the imperial Garde and deserved to be quoted honourably in the bulletins of the large army in Saxony.

In the Countryside of France, it made wonders of value to Field-Aubert, Montmirail the February 11th 1814, to Craonne, and was wounded in these two last businesses.

It joined the Bourbons in 1814.

The April 20th according to, Member of the Commission of the general officers for the Guard, it passed in the 18^e military division the 22 as extraordinary police chief of the King.

Created Knight of Saint-Louis the 1^er June, general inspector of the dragons the July 14th, he became then captain-lieutenant of the 1^re company of the musketeers.

The Nansouty general died in Paris, of the continuations of his wounds and tirednesses of the war, the February 12th 1815.

Its name is registered on the triumphal arch of the Star, east coast.

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