Jean-Pierre Ramel the elder one

Jean-Pierre Ramel elder the is a general of Empire, born in 1768 and died in 1815.

Born with Cahors in 1768, entered at 15 years like volunteer a regiment of infantry, was named in 1791 executive officer in the legion of the Lot, became, the following year, captain in that of the the Pyrenees, and was promoted in 1793 with the rank of major. Imprisoned with his brother, it had his freedom to the general Dugommier and was named adjudant-general in 1796 in the Armée with the Rhine-and-Moselle.

It made in this quality the Campagne of the Rhine, under the orders of Moreau, and, in charge of the defense of Kehl, it pushed back successfully the attacks of the Archiduc Charles.

The same year, it was called with the command of the guard of the legislative Body. He denounces the royalist conspiracy organized by Gabriel Brottier (January 30th 1797), but suspect itself of sympathy to the royalists, he is disarmed by Augereau at the time of the Coup d'etat of the 18 fructidor year V (September 4th 1797). He was stopped and led to the Prison of the Temple, and, the following day, a law condemned it to be, with proscribed day before, Pichegru, Barthélémy, Bored-Marbois, relieved, off-set in Guyana, with Sinnamari.

He arrived, in June 1798, to escape from this colony and to gain the Dutch establishment of Paramaribo, with Pichegru, Murinais, Willot, Lafond-Labedat, president of the Conseil of Old the, the Barthélémy director, Bored-Marbois, Section-Ducoudray, etc He went to London and made there appear in 1799, a newspaper of the facts relating to the day of the 18 fructidor, of Transport, Stay and Escape from the Deportees , in-18.

Having then received the permission to return in France, it is reinstated in the army under the Consulat. It made an account of its stay to the bagne of Cayenne, published in 1799 and translated into English.

It obtained employment in the Expédition of Santo Domingo, under the orders of the general Rochambaud, and was wounded there of a shot whose continuations prevented it a long time from making an active service. In year XIII, it was sent in Italy; it made this year campaign, under the orders of Masséna, and was then in charge of the command of the Côtes of the Mediterranean. In 1809, it was employed with the gendarmerie, and made, in 1810 and 1811, the campaigns of Spain and Portugal; it was distinguished there in several occasions, in particular with the catch of Astorga, where, with some troops of division Souham, it was made main of a bridge defended by 30 parts of gun which fell in its capacity.

After the First Restoration, Ramel was finally high with the rank of Brigadier and accepted the decoration of Saint-Louis. At the time of the second return of the king, it was named with the command of the department of the Haute-Garonne.

It made useless, during some time, the efforts of the engines to excite disorders with Toulouse, imposed on the spirit of party, and made free several people whom their opinions had made suspect; but soon it was necessary to disarm the secret companies which had been done, in the South, under the name of Verdets, kind of royal militia.

It was done, while obeying its duties, of the enemies of all those which composed these bands of stickers, and the August 15th according to, general, it is assassinated in Toulouse, like partisan of Napoleon i.

Mr. de Villèle was then mayor of Toulouse, and he did not believe to have to intervene; it was only at the end of two years that the assassins of the unfortunate general were translated before the provostal Court of Pau.

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