Jean Baptiste Francesqui , known as Franceschi-Delonne is a general of Empire, born the September 4th 1767 in Lyon and dead the October 23rd 1810 with Carthagène (Spain) in a prison camp succumbing following ill treatment.

Not only military but also large art lover, he was prize winner of the Prix of Rome which enabled him to be boarder of the Médicis villa.

States of service

• September 1792: joined the company of arts
• Elected Second lieutenant of the 9th battalion of volunteers of the Arsenal in the Armed with the Moselle
• Assistant of the Adjudant-general Debelle in the staff of the artillery
• 1797: Captain of the 4th regiment of hussards, Aide-de-camp of Soult at the time of the countryside of Italy
• 1799: Major
• 1802: Chief of brigade
• 1805: Colonel of the 8th regiment of hussards
• December 24th 1805: Brigadier general
• Staff of Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, viceroy of Italy
• 1807: aide-de-camp of Joseph Bonaparte, king of Spain
• August 1808: the command of the brigade of light cavalry under the orders of Michel Ney
• 1809 takes: takes the head of a division of light cavalry to the Portugal
• Capturé by the band of El Capuchino, he is successively imprisoned with Seville then with the Alhambra of Grenade and finally with Carthagène

Decorations

• June 15th 1804: promoted Commander of the Legion of honor
• 1804: Baron d' Empire
• December 1807: Knight about the Iron Crown