Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge

Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge , born the November 22nd 1767 with Caen (Apple-brandy), is a general of the French revolution.

Old Mode

He enlisted, the November 19th 1785, at the seventeen years age, the 7 {{E}} regiment of dragons, and left it the October 13rd 1791.

Wars of the Revolution

It entered as captain to the 1st battalion of the Lombard S in September 1792, and gave evidence of a courage to the combat of Malines, the November 17th, of Gerpine and Marcinelle.

The September 25th 1793, promoted with the Brigadier general rank of , it makes this year campaign to the Armée with the Ardennes, where it second strongly, by operations skilfully combined, the general Jourdan in his forwarding on Arlon.

At the Armed with Sambre-and-Meuse, the general Marceau having made a fall which obliged it to leave the command, of Lorge put himself at the head of division, went to block Namur and contributed to the success of the businesses of the Ourthe, the Roër and with the Prise of Coblentz the 1st brumaire year II.

He passed the the Rhine to Urdingen, under Kléber, and covered glory with the outlets of Furfeld and Dieffenthal, which he forced after a very fatal combat. Having passed by again the the Rhine, it fought with intrepidity with Altenkirchen the 3rd complementary day year IV, with Ukeratz. It took an active share with the operations of the Siège of Mainz, under Marceau.

The following year, employee under the general Holy-Suzanne with the Armed with the Rhine, it supports his reputation, and passes in year IV, with the Armée with Helvétie. He goes quickly on the Valais, which had just risen against the France, seized Sion, and thus choked the incipient insurrection.

Major general 15 germinal year VII, it takes the command, under Masséna, of the troops disseminated in the Frikthal surrounding and countries.

The 13 floréal year VIII, ordering a division of the Armed with the Danube, under Moreau, it gives new evidence of its value to Engen the 13 meadow one.

The 29 frimaire year IX, ordering division forming the avant-garde of the Armed with the Rhine, it passes the Limath, drives back the enemy troops under the walls of Zurich, and the following day, with the attack of the place, it charged in person with the head with the cavalry and penetrated, the sword with the hand, in this city.

Consulate and Empire

The general of Lorge assisted with the Bataille of Marengo the 6 messidor year IX. The 19 frimaire year XII, it was named member of the Légion of honor, commander of the Order the 25 meadow one and voter of Roër.

The 2 frimaire year XIV, it ordered the 3rd division of the Armée with North, the February 11th 1806 it had the command of the 26e military division. The November 10th the Emperor entrusted the division of cavalry of the 8th body of the Large army and the 5th division of dragons to him the May 25th 1807.

The general of Lorge made with distinction the countryside of 1809 under the marshal Soult. Created baron in 1808, the Emperor appointed it governor of the Manche the October 5th 1810. The March 13rd 1813, it takes the command of the 7th division of reserve of large cavalry to the Large army, and that of the division of light cavalry of the 3rd body the March 25th 1813.

Restoration

Put of availability the February 11th 1814, it adhered to the acts of the Senate, and was named by the king, in 1814, police chief in Portugal and Spain, for the return of the French prisoners. Louis XVIII created it successively Chevalier of Saint-Louis the July 8th, and large officer of the Légion of honor the August 23rd.

Included/understood within the framework of organization of the staff like available, the general of Lorge was allowed with the retirement on January 1st 1825.

He died the November 28th 1826.

Its name is registered on the Triumphal arch of the Star, side Northern.

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