Gilbert Bachelu

Desired Gilbert Joseph Bachelu (born with Pares, in Franche-Comté, the February 9th 1777, died of the Choléra to Paris in 1849), military French.

Wire of Claude Bachelu, married to Victoire Baptistine Muraire, widow of the Count Collin of Sussy, then separate.

Major general, wire of a adviser-Master to the Court of Auditors of Pares; it was accepted the 2/2/1794 1794 at the school of the genius of Metz, in the capacity as pupil second lieutenant.

Captain in 1795, it made the countryside of the the Rhine and followed Jean Victor Marie Moreau in his retirement in Germany; Jean-Baptiste Kléber did it major to the seat of Cairo the 5/1/1800 1800; in 1801, he is sub-manager of the fortifications, then he made, as colonel of the genious, the countryside of Saint-Domingue, under the orders of the general-in-chief Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc who made his assistance-of-camp of it. He attended the Combat of Crete-with-Pierrot where he directed the placement of the troops in the lines of circumvallation established on the line of the Artibouille. Colonel Bachelu returned to Rochefort on January 13rd, 1803 of this unhappy forwarding with the widow of his general.

One saw it since chief of staff of Soult to the camp of St Omer, of 1803 with 1805, with the Camp of Boulogne where it accepted the decoration of Légionnaire; colonel of 11th of line in 1805, under the orders of the general Marmont who ordered the Armée with Holland, it takes part in the countryside of Germany and Austerlitz, then is confined in Frioul.Il passed, in 1807, Dalmatie conquers the mouths of Cattaro and attacked, the May 30th, in Castelnuovo (current Herceg Novi), 5.000 Montenegrin S, supported by two Russian battalions, and collapsed them with the bayonet. Brigadier general the June 5th 1809; after Essling and Wagram (brigade of the 11th body of Clausel division), it turns over to Fiume and in Illyrie where it fights the Turks. Baron of empire, then second in command in Danzig, it takes part in the countryside of Russia in Grandjean Division under Mac Donald and ordered the rear-guard during the retirement mainly with the Siège of Dantzig. Bachelu had driven out the Russians of the formidable position of Stublau, and the March 3rd, it had pushed back the general attack directed by Platow on the suburbs of the place. It is illustrated during the head office of Danzig until the capitulation of the 1/1/1813. The June 26th 1813, it was named Major general; during the Hundred Days, the Bachelu general ordered the first division of the second army corps of Reille and was distinguished in the short countryside from June (Four-Arm). From Waterloo, it orders the 1st division of the 2nd body of Reille and is wounded at the time of the attack of the strengthened farm of Hougoumont, it was imprisoned twice like suspect, was exiled of Paris, then of France, where it returned only in 1817. It is reinstated in the Staff until 1824 when it is put in retirement.

After the Revolution of July, the Bachelu general was sent to the House of Commons by the voters of the the Jura and was re-elected in 1837, then Trawl-nets in 1838; he had just obtained the cross of commander of the Légion of honor. He was briefly military governor of Lyon at the end of 1830.

He died in Paris the June 16th 1849, 72 years old.

Military career

Brigadier general (6/26/13)
Major general, baron (8/29/10)
Commander of the Legion of honor (10/13/30)
Knight of Saint-Louis (8/13/14),
Knight of St Spirit
Commander of a brigade of the 1st division of the 11th army corps of Germany (6/5/09 - 6/30/09)
Commander of a brigade of the 1st division of the army of Illyrie (1/1/10 - 4/1/10)
Commander of a brigade of the 2 division of the army of Illyrie (4/1/10 - 7/1/10)
Commander of a brigade of the 1st division of the army of Illyrie (7/1/10 - 10/1/10)
Commander of a brigade of the 2nd division of the army of Illyrie (10/1/10 - 2/6/11)
Second in command of the place of Dantzick (2/6/11 - 5/12/11)
Ordering 3rd brigade of Grandjean division of the 10 Large army corps of (9/1/12 - 1/2/14)
Ordering the 5th division of the 2nd body of observation (3/31/15 - 8/1/15)
the 8/1/15 in non-activity.
Exiled, it returns the 12/30/18, of availability.

In military retirement the 12/1/24.

Civil career

Conseiller main at the Parliament of Pares lord of Montmirey-the-city and Anne Josèphe Perrey
Gouverneur of the military division of Lyon (8/4/30 -)
Député of the Jura (10/21/30 - 7/5/31) (12/27/32 - 34)
Député Saône-et-Loire (3/3/38 - 7/9/42)

In retirement the 1/30/47.

Distinctions

It belongs to the 558 officers to have his name engraved under the Triumphal arch of the Star.

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