Joseph Antoine Rene Joubert

Joseph-Antoine-Rene Joubert , born the November 11th 1772 with Angers, dead the April 23rd 1843 with Paris, was a French general First Empire.

not to confuse it with the general Barthelemy Catherine Joubert (1769 - 1799), killed with Novi.

Biography

Volunteer the September 15th 1791 in the 1st battalion of Maine-et-Loire (85e half-brigade of infantry of line in year IV), it made the campaigns of 1792 and 1793 with the Armée with North, was with the Siège of Verdun in August 1792, fought with Jemmapes, became sergeant the 16 of the same month., quartermaster-sergeant the January 19th 1793, and took share with the seats of Valencian Maestricht and in February and May following.

Appointed second lieutenant and lieutenant the 25 pluviôse and 2 ventôse year II, being to the Armed with the Alps, it went in year IV to the Armée with Italy, attended the Prise of Mondovi and with that of Ceva, fought with Dégo, the passing of the Pont of Lodi, then with the Bataille of Castiglione in year IV, was distinguished with the passage from the bridge from Arcole in the year V, as well as the 25 nivôse according to, with the Bataille of Rivoli, where, with the head of 30 men of the 85e half-brigade, it made captive 2.000 Austrians.

Patented of a saber of honor in reward of this brilliant deed, and promoted captain the 9 brumaire year VI, it embarked with Marseilles for the Egypt in floréal, of the same year, was with the battles of Chebreiss and of the Pyramids, passed, the 12 pluviôse year VII, in the regiment of the dromedaries, and made, with its rank, the countryside of Syria. Present at the seats of the fort of El-Arisch, where it was wounded of two shots to the two thighs the 27 of the same month, it took a brilliant share with the seats of Jaffa and of Saint-Jean-in Acre, returned in the Low-Egypt, and fought with Aboukir and Héliopolis.

Assistant of the adjudant-generals on Thermidor 3 year VIII, assistance-of-camp of the major general Lagrange the 25 ventôse year IX, it returned in France with the armed with the East, obtained the 9 nivôse year X the rank of major in the 64e half-brigade of infantry of line. (64e of the same regiment arms in year XII), and was named officer of the Légion of honor the 25 meadow year XII, being with the Armée with the coasts of the Ocean (Camp of Vimereux).

He made, with the 5th body of the Large army, the two campaigns of the year XIV and those of 1806 and 1807 in Austria, Prussia and Poland; he was with the catch of Ulm, was wounded seriously of a blow of ball to the Bataille of Austerlitz, became colonel the January 20th 1806, ordered the 64e regiment with the battles of Iéna, Eylau and Friedland, and the 30e of line to the Bataille of Eckmühl, with the Prise of Ratisbon, the Bataille of Essling, finally with that of Wagram, where he accepted a ball in the left leg.

The Emperor conferred to him, like reward, the title of baron.

Remained with the Armed with Germany and promoted to the Brigadier general rank of the August 6th 1811, it left Hamburg the October 14th according to going to the body observation of the Ocean, and, placed in the 11th division of infantry which belonged to the 3rd Large army corps during the Campagne of 1812 in Russia, it was with the Prise of Smolensk the August 17th, was named ordering Légion of honor the September 2nd according to, and fought with the Bataille of Moskowa the 7 of the same month, like with passage of Bérézina 26,27 and November 28th according to.

Attached to the 2nd body of observation in 1813, then knight of the Crown of Iron the May 17th, following the first battle of the Countryside of Saxony (Lützen), it fought with Bautzen, Dresden, Leipzig and Hanau, and folded up himself on the the Rhine with the remains of the 6° body.

The 1814, with the Battle of Brienne, in charge of the defense of the village of Chaumesnil, it supported there the attacks of an enemy six times more than the troops than it had to oppose to him, and was still pointed out the 11 of the same month to the Bataille of Montmirail, then, the 14, with the Bataille of Vauchamps. Preserved in activity under the first and the second Restoration, and named, the August 8th, at the command of the department of the Corrèze, then Knight of Saint-Louis the 20 of the same month, the Joubert general preserved his command during the Hundred Days, and was put in half-pay the January 27th 1816.

Assistant of the general inspection of the infantry in the 13th military division the August 22nd, then general inspector of the same weapon in 1817 and 1818; finally called to the command of the Morbihan, the April 7th 1819, it passed, the April 21st 1820, with that of Ille-et-Vilaine, and accepted from the king, the August 17th 1822, the title of Viscount.

Admitted with the retirement the March 4th 1835, the Joubert general died in Paris the April 23rd 1843.

States of service

November 9th 1808: Colonel with the 30e regiment of infantry of line
August 6th 1811: Brigadier general

Wounded with the combat the July 6th 1809

Decoration and titles

September 2nd 1812: Commander of the Legion of honor
August 15th 1809: baron of Empire

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