Jean Barthélemot de Sorbier

Jean Barthélemot de Sorbier , born with Paris, the November 17th 1763, is a French general.

Biography

He entered as raises with the royal artillery body the 1^er September 1782, lieutenant the 1^er September 1783, and captain IE 1^er April 1791, he was used for the Armée with the Center, become Armée with the Moselle.

With the Battle of Arlon, it operated with a great skill. It was wounded in this business of a blow of grapeshot to the arm; the Convention, informed of its control, recommended it to the Minister for the war Bouchotte.

Adjudant-general Major and Chief of brigade of the 3^e regiment of artillery with horse the 2 germinal year III, Sorbier passed to the Armée with Sambre-and-Meuse. He was with the First passage of the Rhine, and was charged with the armament of the place and the fortified camp from Düsseldorf. He took then the command of artillery of the left wing of the army, and had a horse killed under him with the Bataille of Altenkirchen, where he particularly pointed out himself. With Ukerath, it removed an important position with the head of two pomegranate battalions which the general Kléber had put under his orders; it still had a horse killed under him.

Brigadier general fact in the year V, Sorbier deployed the high intelligence and the higher talents which ensured one of the first ranks to him among the generals of this weapon. The 28 germinal following, it contributed strongly to the success obtained with the Bataille of Neuwied. It passed then to the Armée with England, and a few months afterwards with that of Mainz. It was named in year VII commander of artillery to the Armée with observation of the Rhine.

Raised with the Major general rank of the 16 nivôse year VIII, it took a great part with the glory which the French Army acquired at that time. Called with Dijon to take the command of artillery of the second reserve army, become Armed with the Grisons, the Sorbier general made this countryside and returned to France after peace.

Created member of the Legion of honor in year XII, and large officer of the Order in the same year, it belonged to the Armée with the coasts with the Ocean, and had under its orders artillery of the Camp of Bruges. It ordered three light artillery divisions to the Bataille of Austerlitz. Sorb passed then to the Armée with Italy and the Large army, and supported its brilliant reputation there. Napoleon i created it Count of the Empire the March 19th 1808 and large cord of the Couronne of Iron the August 14th 1809.

In 1811, it took the command of artillery of the imperial Guard, and was distinguished the following year with the battles from Smolensk and the Moskowa. The March 11th 1813, with the head of artillery of the Large army, it acquired a new glare with the battles of Wachau and Leipzig.

In 1814, the king created it Commandeur of Saint-Louis, and decorated it with the large cord of the Légion of honor, the July 29th of the same year; since then, it ceased belonging to the army. Elected official member of the Room of the representatives in May 1815, by the department of the Nievre, the Sorbier general dealt to with it only with the interests of the army. He died the July 3rd 1827.

Its name is registered on the Triumphal arch of the Star, east coast.

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