Guillaume Raymond Viviès Lover

Born the November 3rd 1763 with Holy-Dove-on-the Hers (Aude), Guillaume Raymond Amant Viviès is the typical example of these volunteer French officers and grabbed by the swirl of the history. The audacity and the honesty of the latter will be the assets essential to military successes of Napoleon i. Qualified d'" forgotten histoire" by Jean Tulard in his " Napoléon" dictionary; , Viviès takes part in the majority of the campaigns of the Empire. Being distinguished with Austerlitz where it obtains its stars, it was one of the heroes of the tragedy of Eylau. Covering the retirement of the remains of the Large army, after the Bérézina, he dies of fever and in end of force, in Wilna (current Vilnius) on January 12th, 1813, after being captured by the Russians. During nearly 20 years, it will have served the republican ideals and the Empire until the supreme sacrifice.

States of service

4/13/1793 is named leading seaman treasurer with the 8th Battalion of the Volunteers of the Aude; 1793-1795 are used for the Armée with the Eastern Pyrenees; 9/17/1793 with Peyretortes; 10/1/1793 Associated with the general adjudant Garin; 10/4/1793 takes part in the catch of Campredon; 12/7/1793 is with the business of Villelongue; 12/19/1793 takes share with the attack heights of Villelongue; 3/31/1794 fights in Monteilla; 05/1794 participle with the Head office of Collioure; 6/26/1794 is reinstated in its functions of leading seaman in the 1st Provisional Half-Brigade of the Aude; 7/23/1794 is named captain-adjudant-major; At the end of 1795-1797 is with the Armée with Italy; 6/19/1795 is built-in the 8th provisional Half-Brigade of the Aude who becomes 1st Half-Brigade of the Aude, 1st of Line; 1/11/1797 is assistance-of-camp of the General Not; 1/12/1798 is used for the Armée with England in Boulogne; 11/10/1798 carries the order to the garrison of Mondovi to operate its retirement. This place was overflowed and it had to cross the enemy stations. It fulfills fortunately this mission and the garrison had time to join the army without losing only one man. Generated as a Chief appointed it temporarily Chef of Brigade by arrété of this day by maintaining it in its functions of assistance-of-camp;

at the end of 1798 Armed with Rome;
12/1798 is used for Lemoine Division;
1/29/1799 Armed with Naples: major and assistance-of-camp of the Championnet General;
2/6/1799 Aide-de-camp of Championnet until the death of this general;
11/11/1799 is named Chef of Brigade by Championnet and is maintained assistance-of-camp;
1/5/1800 Armed with Italy: is employed with the general Staff of Italy;
10/26/1800 is named titular Chef of Brigade of the 43 {{E}} of Line;
12/25/1800 is announced to the combat of Pozzolo;
1801-1803 is in garrison in Caen;
1803-1805 with the Camp of Saint-Omer;
8/30/1805 is with the 1st Division (Saint-Hilaire) 6th Body of the Large army;
10/9/1805 is announced to the Combat of Baited;
12/2/1805 is distinguished with Austerlitz;
12/24/1805 is promoted brigadier general;
3/13/1806 Ordering the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division (Vandamme then Leval) of the 4th Large army Corps in the place of Schiner;
1806-1807 Prussia-Poland;
10/14/1806 Iéna;
2/7/1807 Eylau: seize the cemetery to the combat of the Ziegelhof (with the head of the 2 {{E}} Régiment of Line);
2/8/1807 in Eylau, the head of the 1st Brigade under the orders of the General Leval (4th Body of Soult);
2/24/1807 is used for the 2nd Division (Square-Saint-Cyr) of the 4th Body;
4/1/1807 orders the 1st Brigade of the same Division in the place of Schiner;
6/10/1807 is wounded with the combatd' Heilsberg;
11/26/1808 orders the 2nd Brigade (16 {{E}} and 60 {{E}} of Line) of Division Molitor;
21,22/05/1809 is used for Essling;
5,6/07/1809 is with Wagram;
12/22/1810 orders the department from the Mouth-of-the-Meuse in Rotterdam;
10/25/1811 is employed in the camps of 17th and 31e military Divisions joined together in Munster;
12/25/1811 orders the 1st Brigade of the 8th Division (Verdier) of the 2nd Body of Observation of Elba (which became the 2nd Large army Corps in 1812);
12/1812 Countryside of Russia: it is used for Division Loison, 2nd Body of Oudinot;
12/10/1812 is made prisoner during the retirement with 2 places behind of Wilna

(Source: Biographical dictionary of the generals & French admirals of the Revolution and the Empire, G. Six, G. Saffroy editor, 1934)

Titles, distinctions, honors,…

12/11/1803: Knight of the Legion of honor;
6/14/1804: Officer of the Legion of Honor;
1805: Knight of the Crown of Iron;
8/11/1808: created Baron of Prade

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