Jean-Louis Charles Guesnon-Deschamps

Jean-Louis Charles Guesnon-Deschamps , baron Deschamps, was born the February 6th 1763 with Bricquebec (Manche), military French.

Volunteer in the 11th regiment of hunters with horse (of Normandy), the June 22nd 1787, sergeant on May 1st 1788, sergeant-furrier on January 1st 1792, it was named marshal-of-home the August 7th 1793 with the Armée with North, and second lieutenant with the election the 11 of the same month.

Passed assistant with the adjudant-general Klein, with the Armed with the Ardennes, the 1st pluviôse year II, it only charged with the Prise with Coblentz, several hussards of Barco, and removed 2 hunters of its regiment to them which they took along captive.

Assistance-of-camp of the general Moreau the 1st brumaire year IV, lieutenant the 14 germinal one, prisoner of war the 4th day complementary, it was exchanged the 16 germinal year V, and joined soon after the Armée with Sambre-and-Meuse.

Captain following the regiment of hunters the 14 vendémiaire year VI, it passed to the Armée with England the 1st frimaire with the title of assistant to the adjudant-general Paulet, was attached then to the staff of the general Duhesme, with the Armée with Italy, was with the Combat of Fossano the 14 brumaire year VIII, entered the first Savigliano, there only made thirty prisoners and seized a part of gun, and was made, in reward of this, major feat of arms on the battle field.

Named assistance-of-camp of the general Loison with the reserve army the 21 frimaire year IX, and confirmed in its rank of major the 2nd day complementary to the same year, it passed, the 13 brumaire year XI, with the staff of the general Victor, in Holland, to be attached to the Expédition projected of Louisiana, was employed near the general Marmont with the Armée with Batavie, the 11 pluviôse year XII, and was named member of the Légion of honor the 25 meadow following.

It made with distinction, with the 3rd large army corps, the campaigns of Austria, Prussia and Poland, during years XIV, 1806 and 1807.

In the Countryside of Poland, it was sent as a partisan to 30 miles of the army corps with 100 hunters, and made capitulate the fortress of Czentochau, where it found 30 pieces of ordnance and a garrison of 800 men.

The November 24th 1806, with the Combat of Nazielsk, it accepted two shots to the left arm, was named, the February 20th 1807, major of the 1st regiment of hunters, also forming part of the 3rd body, ordered it with the Affaire of Niédenburg the March 9th, there was wounded of two blows of saber to the right-hand man, fell to the capacity from the Russians and its exchange only the August 6th obtained, after the signature of the Traité of Tilsitt.

In 1808, it remained with the 3rd body in Germany, fought in 1809 with Wagram, and was then sent with its rank to the deposit of the 27e regiment of hunters to horse, organized at that time with the regiment of Belgian light horsemen.

Appointed colonel of the 4th regiment of light horsemen, the October 14th 1811, it successively ordered it with the 3rd large army corps of reserve and with the 1st body of cavalry during the campaigns of Russia, Saxony and France, and accepted the cross of Officer of the Legion of Honor, following the battles of Lützen, the June 28th 1813.

The royal government did it Chevalier of Saint-Louis the June 9th 1811, and with the head of its regiment become lancers of Mister the September 27th maintained it. Napoleon i, on his return of the isle of Elba, created it Brigadier the April 21st 1815, to be allowed with the retirement of this rank.

Returned in the position where it was at March 1st in consequence of the ordinance of August, the baron Deschamps obtained, the September 27th according to, the command of the regiment of cuirassiers of Orleans, and was promoted with the rank of brigadier, the January 22nd 1823.

He was with the division of cuirassiers of the Armée with the Pyrenees, when he was put of availability the December 21st, and obtained, the June 4th 1826, lieutenancy die king of the place of Strasbourg. The baron Deschamps was put at the retirement the August 31st 1831.

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