Jean Pierre François Dieudonné Roussel

Jean Pierre François Dieudonné Roussel was born with Belfort the May 29th 1782.

It entered like volunteer the 12th regiment of the hunters to horse the July 27th 1798, then the following year, as quartermaster-sergeant in the auxiliary battalion of the Mount-Terrible , which was molten in 1800 in the 94e half-brigade of infantry. It made in the Armée with the Rhine the campaigns of years VII, VIII and IX of the Republic and attended the battles of Zurich, of Stokarch, Moëskirch, Nordlingen and Hohenlinden.

It made as second lieutenant in the 94e of infantry of line the campaigns of years X, XI and XII in the Armée with Holland and in that of Hanover; those of 1805, 1806 and 1807 in the Armed with Germany. It attended the battles of Austerlitz and Iéna and with the Combat of Hall in 1806.

Then, the Prince of Laying-Corvo, ordering the 1st body, gave to the Roussel second lieutenant the order to take 25 pomegranates and to continue several boats charged with weapons and ammunition of war intended for Magdeburg; he managed to join these boats with six miles of Brandebourg at the time when they were going to leave the channel to enter the Lac of Plaw and seized some after a rather sharp combat in which he had the broken arm. In spite of this wound, it led itself this considerable catch to Potsdam. For that, it was named lieutenant and governor of Brandebourg (December 1806). It was then 24 years old.

Though this station could appear enviable, it joined its regiment the 94e line and it attended the Bataille of Friedland. It left then for the army Spain with the 3rd battalion its regiment in quality executive officer and on December 1st, 1809 was named captain executive officer. It is in the Armée with Aragon that the Roussel captain made the campaigns of 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813 and of the beginning of 1814. It took part in all the feats of arms which made glory this army.

July 1st, 1808, the 3rd battalion of the 94e regiment having been built-in the 116e of line, the executive officer Roussel fulfills the functions of major of sliced with the Siège of Saragossa, the attack of left and attended several attacks. To the Head office of Lérida, it went up to the attack of the body of the place and contributed to the catch of Lérida the citadel went and the captain ravelled in tète garrison; but he refused to take the sword which the governor gave to him.

An imperial decree named it member of the Legion-D' Honor the March 2nd 1811 pomegranate and captain. It attended the seats of Tortose and Tarragone. From this last seat, two companies were ordered to release the garrisons of the forts of the Emposta and Rapita attacked by considerable forces: the Roussel captain ordered one of these companies; the commander Bugeaud directed the forwarding which had every success. Roussel took five guns and their gunners. With the Battle of Sagonte, it ordered temporarily the 3rd battalion Mr. Roussel removes at the moment the battalion, precipitates on the enemy and collapses it; the French troops return to the load and the victory is decided. It became for this fact major the June 11th 1812.

After the Restoration, it was charged to organize 10th line, was put in non-activity and recalled in November as major to the 6th light one with the cross of officer. At the time of the unloading of Napoleon i, it was with the Affaire of the bridge of Drome under the orders of the Duc of Angouleme. Mr. of Ambrugène, colonel of 10th, having followed the prince, one gave this regiment to Mr. Roussel who brought back it to Paris where it accepted order to incorporate the Armée with North. With the Battle of Waterloo, 10th of line left the battle field one of the last and made its retirement on Laon in order, drums and music at the head; arrived at Paris, he was laid off. Colonel Roussel was put at the retirement as major. Recalled with this same rank in 1822 to the 28e of line, it made the Campagne of 1823 and was distinguished with the Affaire from Wood-the-King. It was named Chevalier of Saint-Louis to the Affaire of Casterbersol; it had the greatest part with the success of the day and was named lieutenant-colonel with the 1st light one; the March 7th 1830, it was named colonel with 3rd line.

3rd of line was indicated for the Expédition of Algiers, it was this regiment which unloaded the first on the African beach with Sidi-Ferruch and removed the fears S which defended the coast.

Colonel Roussel continued to be distinguished during all the remainder from the countryside and was named commander of the Legion-D' Honor in December 1830.

Returned to France in 1831, it was named Brigadier the June 26th 1834, after twenty-two campaigns.

It ordered successively the departments of the the Vendée, the the Moselle and the Haute-Saône.

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