Gabriel Marie of the CAP of Bellegarde

Biography

Admitted in 1765 as with the military royal École raises, second lieutenant with the regiment General Mestre-of-Camp Cavalry on June 1st 1772, captain of infantry to the Régiment of Brittany the February 28th 1778, it continues to be used for the first body where it was named. Become captain of cavalry the June 3rd 1779, it is with the Camp of Saint-Omer in September 1779. It is allowed with the General states of Languedoc on December first 1781 like envoy of the Baronne of Castries.

Towards the 32 years age, he thinks of marrying.

Named major on May 1st 1788, the captain of the CAP of Bellegarde announces its Observations on the provisional ordinance of the cavalry of the May 20th 1788 in a letter of ten pages dated from the August 7th. It is used with the Camp as Metz next in September and receives from the Minister for the War, on behalf of the king, a letter of recognition for its services, dated from the November 2nd 1788

It had just been named, the same year, knight with the Ordre of Saint-Louis, and Chevalier of Saint-Lazare and the Mount-Carmel the July 15th 1788, on evidence of the 5 and December 16th according to. In January 1789, it is allowed with the Honors of the Court

The February 3rd 1789, it receives a certificate of Mr. the Count de Larboust, ordering royal Stable. When the French revolution bursts, Gabriel-Marie of the CAP-Bellegarde follows the Princes in emigration, and settles during the summer 1790 with Freiburg in Suisse. Named aide-de-camp of the general Duke of Guines in 1792, it takes part with him in the forwarding lacked Toulon in 1793.

During this time, in Languedoc, the totality of its goods is confiscated.

Named captain adjudant with Regiment of Castries in 1794, it is received in vault of Order of Saint-Lazare, with hotel of School Royal Military of Paris, by Mister brother of King (future Louis XVIII) which authorizes it to carry the decoration of knight of First class before his rank allows it, by letter dated from the September 8th 1794

Become colonel of cavalry (patent of the February 23rd 1815) to hold row of the February 28th 1795, it is received in the royal Ordre of Saint-Louis, highly recommended by the Duc of Castries, the February 14th 1796. Amnestied the 7 meadow year XI (May 27th 1803), it recovers under the Empire part of its goods.

Of 1814 with 1818 it forms and orders the horse guards of Toulouse and for this reason, is sent as a delegation with the Marquis d' Escouloubre, mayor of the city, to congratulate on its return the king Louis XVIII. Presented to Its Majesty the June 7th 1814, it is charged one week to later make the same congratulations with the royal family. In August, he requests a station with the state major of the Military Royal School recently restored, but without continuation.

In 1815, recommended by several deputies of the Aude, it requests a place of provost of army with Carcassonne. Its request is not retained for the Aude, nor for the Haute-Garonne, but for the Ariège where it is named the August 7th 1816 and exerts, with Foix, until the February 22nd 1818.

A few years later, learning that a royal decree dated from the September 18th 1815 prohibited with very graded which was not general officer, to carry the large cord and the plate, he seeks the means of regularizing his situation, which he considers humiliating, by pleading its cause in a report which he forwards to the Secretary of State, the Maréchal of Lauriston.

Last commander surviving of the Orders of Saint-Lazare of Jerusalem and Notre-Dame of the Mount-Carmel, it could thus never officially carry the badge of his merits, and dies the May 6th 1849.

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