Jean Siméon Domon

Jean Siméon Domon is a Brigadier general French born the March 2nd 1774 with Maurepas in the Somme, dead the July 5th 1830 with Paris.

French revolution

Jean Siméon Domon engages like volunteer with the 4th battalion of the Sum the September 6th 1791, and he is elected Sous-lieutenant the very same day.

Netherlands

Of 1792 with 1795, it is used in the Armée with North for Courtrai, with the Siège of Lille, then with Jemmapes. He became lieutenant the May 12th 1793, and captain the June 4th according to. Amalgamated in the 2nd half-brigade of infantry in germinal year II, it passed in the provisional capacity as assistance-of-camp near the general Compère the 12 floréal and had a horse killed under him with the combat delivered to the same time between the Abbaye of Flens and the village of Coutiches.

Successively employed to the armies of the Rhine-and-Moselle, of Sambre-and-Meuse, England, the the Danube and the the Rhine, it gave, in many circumstances, the evidence of rarest intrepidity. It is pointed out by its temerity and its bravery, in particular at the time of the carried out operations when the French Army invades the Netherlands, that this qoit with Nimègue, with the passage of the Wahal, Appeldorn, Loo, Greveborn, Telegen or Oldenzaal.

The 3 meadow year II, being put at the head of a pomegranate company which had just been pushed back village of Héchier, it seizes a scale which it applied to the cuttings off, there the first penetrated, in spite of a blow of saber that it accepted with the right hand, and seized a part of gun. With the Head office of Nimègue, the 18 brumaire year III, the enemy étantparvenu, at the time of an exit, to penetrate in the French camp where several companies had already released foot, Domon rejoined the runaways and pushed back besieged in their walls.

With the Passage of Wahal, the 3 messidor year III, it had the command of a column charged to remove a fears against which one had already vainly directed several attacks; it seized the position of the first dash, and killed several gunners on their parts. In another circumstance, like a detachment of hussards of the 5th regiment making drink its horses in the Meuse, had been surprised by 400 Dutchmen left to the improvist the Fort Saint-Michel, Domon sprang in the middle of the attackers, follow-up only of his soldier of ordinance, put them in rout and made them 22 prisoners.

During the same countryside, at the time of a recognition around Odenzuel, it removed 25 horses with the hussards Salm and of Hompech; finally, with the attack of the Castle of Bentheim, charged to go on the village of Gilham, it made captive 10 there Hessois with their commander.

Military career

In 1795, Domon is useful then in the Armée with the Rhine, then, in 1796-1797, in the Armée with Sambre-and-Meuse. Domon followed its general to the army of the Rhine, and was with the Bataille of Neuwied; the 30 vendémiaire year V, it carried one fears curly and palisaded, had its horse killed under him, accepted several balls in its clothing, and was quoted in the report/ratio of the general Lazare Hoche.

In 1798, it is useful in the Armée with England then, in 1799, in that of the Danube.

With the combat delivered in front of Dettingen, with the Armed with the Danube, the 4 germinal year VIII, one saw it deploying in turn the talents of a chief and the intrepidity of a soldier: dismounted in the middle of the action and wounded with the left leg by uu glare of shell, it had enough courage to go back to horse and to preserve its station during three hours.

Indicator, at the end of the day, its wounded general and about to be made prisoner, it gathered some brave men, and, sabring around him with as much energy than at the beginning of the business, it managed to release it and have to lead to the ambulances.

Such an amount of courage and devotion did not reslèrent in the lapse of memory: while the Directory, by its decree of meadow year VII, raised Domon with the rank of major, Masséna, by an day order of the 12 of the same month, appointed it major to the 5th regiment of hussards.

3rd, 5th, 7th and 8th Hussards

The March 24th 1799, with Liptingen, Domon, although wounded and having lost its horse, however its station does not give up. This attitude is worth to him to be named Major, then Major to the 5th regiment of hussards.

In 1800 - 1801, Domon is useful in the Armée with the Rhine; it is in garrison with Metz, in 1801, then with Hanover, in 1803. In the current of year XI, it was sent in Hanover, and passed the 23 frimaire year XII to the 3rd regiment of hussards, then with the Camp of Montreuil, where, the 23 meadow following, it obtained the decoration of the Légion of honor. December 15th, 1803, into the camp of Montreuil, it integrates the 3rd regiment of hussards.

Employed with the 6th body during the Countryside of Austria, it was with the combat of Elchingen, close to Ulm, the 23 vendémiaire year XIV, where it had the neck crossed by a ball while charging with the head with its regiment on two battalions to which it removed five parts of gun.

Between 1805 and 1809, Domon takes part in all the battles of the Empire: Elchingen, Iéna, etc

Promoted with the rank of major to the 7th regiment of hussards, the January 7th 1807, it fights with Eylau (February 8th 1807) and with Friedland (June 14th 1807) before taking the command of the 11th provisional regiment of cavalry in July 1807. It continued the Guerre of Poland with the reserve of cavalry of the Large army until the Paix of Tilsitt, and came, at the end of 1807, to hold garrison with Ruremonde.

It had been high with the rank of officer of the Order the July 3rd preceding, and indicated in January 1808 to order the regiment of hussards of the division of reserve of Poitiers; but a new provision of the Emperor having prescribed to the majors to remain with the deposits of their bodies, it accepted counter-order.

Named, the April 7th 1809, with the rank of colonel as a second, it accepted the order to lead the 7th regiment of hussards to the 3rd body of the Armée with Germany, and fought with the head of this body with Wagram the 5 and July 6th, with Znaïm the 10 of the same month, became colonel of the 8th regiment of hussards the August 10th, and was created Baron of the Empire in October 1810.

Employed with the body of observation of the Holland during the years 1810 and 1811, it made the first part of the Campagne of Russia (1812) with the 1st body of cavalry. It is illustrated with Ostrovno, the 25 - July 27th 1812. It was named Brigadier general with Witepsk, the August 7th 1812, in reward of its control distinguished with the combat from Ostrowno. It illsutre then with the Moskowa (5 - September 7th 1812).

Domon then takes the command of the guards of Joachim Murat and fights under the orders of this last, with the head of the cavalry of the Royaume of Naples, at the time of the Campagne of Saxony of 1813.

Maintained in his new rank with the 1st body of cavalry, the Domon general became as of this day, the companion and the friend of king de Naples, who obtained from the Emperor, with his departure of Moscow, the October 20th, the authorization to take Domon with his service with the titles of lieutenant-general and captain of his guards.

Arrived at Naples at March 1813, it there was named colonel-general from there cavalry of the kingdom, and set out again with the king to go to take the command of a brigade of light cavalry to the Large army.

Wounded seriously to the leg have passing the Bober with Lœvemberg, the August 21st, action for which it obtained the cross of commander of the Legion of honor, it turned over soon to Naples with Murat; but when he learned the defection from this monarch when this one gives up Napoleon and his alliance with the Austria, he hastened to give his resignation, the January 21st 1814, and returned to Paris the March 21st where he was attached to the old guard.

Waterloo and Spain

Knight of Saint-Louis the July 29th, and in non-activity the August 19th, it was indicated, with the news of the return of Napoleon i, to accelerate the organization of the royal volunteers; but it returned its notification of command by pretexting its incapacity to conclude a similar work.

19, a new order prescribed to him to go to Châlons-sur-Marne to take there the command of 8 regiments of cavalry. Arrived the 21 in this place, it found there all the garrison, made up of 12th of line and 5th hussards, in full defection. Almost all the officers named by the King having given up their station, the Domon general took the command of the active troops of the 2nd military division and carried them on Rethel in order to provide for defense with this part of the border.

During the Hundred Days, Domon adopts the Empereur, order the 6th then 3rd division of light cavalry, and fights with plume with Charleroi, with Ligny. The April 6th, it obtained the command of the 6th division of cavalry to the 3rd army corps of North, and took share with the combat of Fleurus, Wavres and Namur, the 15,16 and June 17th.

With the Battle of the mount Midsummer's Day, the June 18th, its division, intended to go line behind, to be opposed to the walk of the Prussian body which had escaped with Grouchy, had to support, after the combat of the day, the first shock of Blücher, and glory was covered there.

When the retirement was ordered, it brought back the remainder of its world in good order under Paris, passed the the Loire in August, and was sent by breadth marshal Macdonald to Montpellier to prepare there the dismissal of 5 regiments of the Armée with the South.

It is confirmed in its rank of general Lieutenant by Louis XVIII and receives the command of the cavalry in the military sector of Tours, but in October 1815, it is held for suspect and envoy with Péronne. It is put in non-activity on October 1st, moved away from Paris like suspect, it accepted the order to go to Péronne, where it lived in the retirement until the end of 1822. In 1820, Domon returns in grace and becomes general inspector of the cavalry, rider cavalcadour of Louis XVIII and Viscount.

The preparations of the Guerre of Spain brought its recall to the activity; it was indicated, the February 12th 1823, to order a division of cavalry to the 2nd body of the Armée with the Pyrenees, and showed, in this countryside, the talents of an officer of cavalry tested. Arrived at Baza the July 25th, it went against Ballesteros, which it met the 28 around Montelegiar in the position of El-Castillo: having known by the way to take the enemy with reverse by his left, he assisted perfectly the movement of face operated by the marshal Molitor, and made test with the enemy of the considerable losses.

At the end of the campaign it accepted the Ordre of Saint-Ferdinand the October 20th, left Grenade the 28 and returned in France where the king created it Viscount and commander of Saint-Louis the November 2nd. Large Officer of the Legion of Honor the October 29th 1828, it died in Paris the July 5th 1830.

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