Jacques François Marc Refined

Jacques François Marc Refined , born the April 26th 1765 with Marseilles (Rhone delta) and deceased in 1805 with Austerlitz, was a Général French.

It entered to the service the April 10th 1781 like soldier the Régiment of Bourbonnais-Infantry, and passed, the April 11th 1782, in that of Champagne, with which it made the campaigns of 1782 and 1783 in America.

Congédié in 1790, it took again the weapons when the French borders were threatened, and, the June 20th 1793, it was named executive officer of the 11th battalion of the the Gironde, was become 148e, then 34e half-brigade of infantry of line.

It there was promoted captain the July 3rd according to, and was used for the Armée with Pyrenees-Western the from this time in year III. Become major the 9 messidor year II, it was made chief of brigade 1st germinal year III.

Employed in year IV with the Armed with the coasts of the Ocean, under the orders of Notch, it passed to that of the the Alps towards the end of year IV, and made the wars of the years V, VI, VII, VIII and IX with the Armée with Italy. In the year V, followed only of four dragons, it penetrated in Carpentras (Vaucluse); and made low put the weapons at 4.000 insurgent which had gone Masters of the city.

With the Battle of Novi, it supported with greatest intrepidity, with the head of its half-brigade, several loads of the enemy of which it paralyzed the efforts.

The 29 germinal year VIII, to the Attaque of assembles San-Giacomo, the troops are reflected moving on four columns at one hour after midnight. The chief of Mazas brigade had been established, as of the day before, with the place known as the Rock , with the line column, composed of the 34e of line and the 7th light one. He attacked the Monte San Giacomo with a high resolution; the combat sharp and was baited, but finally the position was carried.

The 8 meadow following, at the time of the operations of the general Suchet on the VAr, Mazas attacked the cut off stations which covered the movement of the Austrians, forced them, took four parts of gun, and made approximately 300 prisoners.

The state of the services of this senior officer contains an annotation conceived in these terms: “ This officer led the 34e half-brigade of infantry of line to twenty-six combat, a seat and three pitched battles; everywhere it gave the example of a constant and reasoned courage; it developed military knowledge and held a control worthy of praises. ”

Returned in France after peace, it held garrison with Longwy during years X and XI, and became colonel to the 14th regiment of infantry of line the 12 vendémiaire year XII.

Employed with the Camp of Saint-Omer during years XII and XIII, it was created member and officer of the Légion of honor the 19 frimaire and 25 meadow year XII. At the time of the war against the Austria, in year XIV, it belonged to division Saint-Hilaire, of the 4th large army corps.

With Austerlitz, its regiment made wonders of value and had only one score of killed men and a hundred casualties, while it made test a loss centuplicates with the enemy; colonel Mazas found death on the battle field, and was the only officer whom lost 14th.

The Emperor issued that a place close to the Pont of Austerlitz would bear the name of this officer.

Its name is also reproduced on the east coast of the Triumphal arch of the Star.

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