Jean Joseph Marguet

Jean Joseph Marguet is a general of Empire, born the January 13rd 1773 with Arçon of François-Xavier and Anne Claudine Tissot and dead the 1814, killed with Rothière.

States of service

Volunteer with the 7°bataillon of the national volunteers of Doubs, corporal on August 3rd, 1792, sergeant on April 25th, 1793, pomegranate sergeant on July 19th, 1794.
Muté to the 112 half-brigade of infantry of line on December 29th, 1794
Makes captive 15 DEC 1795, returned of captivity on February 13rd, 1796
Muté to the 88° half-brigade of infantry of line, wounded in front of Gravina (Spain) on March 19th, 1797 - quartermaster-sergeant on April 20th, 1797
with the Army of Italy, named Sous-lieutenant by Gall Bonaparte on November 28th, 1798 - with the task force of Egypt, named lieutenant by Gall Menou on April 27th, 1801 - captain with the Army of the Coasts of the Ocean, on March 3rd, 1804 -
member of the Legion of honor April 24th, 1806 -
major on September 6th, 1808 -
Officer of the Legion of Honor on December 17th, 1809 -
colonel as a second (lieut.col) on August 26th, 1811) - Colonel of the 100° regiment of infantry of line: November 1st, 1811 - Colonel Major of the 4° regiment of the Acrobats of the imperial Guard on July 23rd, 1813
Baron d' Empire: August 16th, 1813 - with annual rent of 1000 Fr on the granting of the Rhine by decree of May 20th, 1811.
Brigadier general, attache to the 5°division of the Young Guard: September 14th, 1813
Commander of the Legion of honor: November 23rd, 1813

It was killed out of a ball to the face in front of the village of Rothière the 1814.

Sources

Extract of the Register of the Numbers of the Ministry for the War, delivered the 16 sept.1891, under n° 8445, signed Lacapelle for the Department head.

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