Gaspard François Forest

See also: Forest (homonymy)

Gaspard François Forest , born with Aix (Savoy) the March 14th 1767, is a French soldier.

Volunteer the September 24th 1792 in the 1st battalion of the Mont Blanc, sergeant the 1793, it was elected captain the April 5th according to in this same battalion, soon after 5th provisional half-brigade which passed from the Armée with the Alps to that of the the Eastern Pyrenees.

With the business of the 27 frimaire year II, on the Mountain of Alberès, at the station called the Tower of Massane, it was defended with 150 men against a column of 500 Spaniards, and prevented them from going on the derrières of division, already with the catches with a higher enemy.

The 30 of the same month, with the combat delivered under the Strong Saint-Elme, his battalion had lost many people, and the flag, after being last between the hands of several officers and sergeants, who tous.avaient killed, had fallen to the capacity from the born guards Wallon, when the Forestier captain sprang in the middle of the enemies, seizes the French standard and brought it back to the battalion.

After peace with the Spain, it went in Italy with its half-brigade (18th of battle), there became assistant provisional with the adjudant-general Guillet, and was employed in the 9th military division the 21 pluviôse year V.

Confirmed in this employment the 1st meadow following, placed successively in 7th and the 8th military divisions, and the 11 vendémiaire year IX, assistance-of-camp near the general Frégeville: inspector of cavalry, which it accompanied, this year in Italy, it went in the 9th division in year XI, was included/understood like member of the Legion of honor in the promotion of the 25 meadow year XII, and obtained the rank of major, by preserving his functions, the 3 messidor same year. At the end of year XIII, it followed its general to Italy again, made the countryside of 1806 in the country of Naples, and was rather seriously wounded with the arm and the knee while going up to the attack of Civitta del Tronto.

Returned in France with the authorization of the King de Naples to restore its health there, it joined the Large army the May 16th 1807, attended in the capacity as major of sliced the Siège of Stralsund, where it accepted a shot to the right leg, returned to Paris at the end of February of 1808, and left in July to join the Corps of observation of the Eastern Pyrenees, become 2nd body of the Armée with Spain.

Adjudant-commander the August 28th and officer of the Legion of honor the September 4th of the same year, following the Business of Rio-Seco, it was seriously wounded of a ball in the neck with the Bataille of Oporto the May 29th 1809, and went to Madrid, where there remained employed under the terms of an order of the king of February 1810.

Employed with the 5th body of Spain in 1810, he became assistant manager of the general staff of the Armée with the South in January 1812, and the Brigadier general Emperor having named it the May 30th 1813, he returned to France in July, and was indicated the October 22nd to be used with the body of observation as Italy.

During the Countryside of 1814, it ordered part of the avant-garde of the army of the Viceroy, and in a business where this prince had taken refuge in the middle of a square battalion encircled by a many cavalry, and cartridge lack, it managed to emerge by a bold movement. In the afternoon of the same day, it removed, with the head of the 84e regiment, the village of Pozzolo, on the Mincio, defended with obstinacy by 6.000 Austrians.

Of return in France to peace, it fiit named Knight of Saint-Louis the July 29th 1814, returned in its hearths on September 1st, obtained the December 27th the decoration of commander of the Legion of honor, and was invested the 30 of the same month of the functions of inspector of infantry in the 16th military division (Lille).

Ordering department of the Herault the June 10th 1815, it could maintain the order in these difficult times there and was seen classifying again in the non-activity on September 1st. Naturalized French the March 26th 1817, it was allowed with the retirement on January 1st 1825.

The Forestier general died in Paris the April 24th 1832.

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