Paul Louis Marie Dein

Paul Louis Marie Dein , born the February 24th 1768, with Rhétiers (Ille-et-Vilaine), general French.

It took service the August 15th 1792 in the 17th battalion of national volunteers of the reserves which, after being embrigadé in the 1st battalion of the 71 {{E}} Régiment of Infantry, above Vivarais, and the 8th battalion of Paris, formed, in year II, the 131e Half-Brigade of Battle, amalgamated with the organization of year VI in 1st of Infantry of Line, become 1 {{er}} Régiment in the same way arms year year XII.

Promoted executive officer the September 21st according to, it made the campaigns of 1792 at year III with the Armée with North, and took the command of a pomegranate company the 10 vendémiaire year II. The 25 meadow one of this last year, on the road of Rousselaër to Menin, it supported only the retirement of the brigade of the general Salen.

Employed to the Armed with the Rhine during the wars with years IV, V and VI, it passed in year VII to that of the the Danube. The 16 floréal, with the business in front of Zurich, it was wounded of a shot to the right leg, and the 15 meadow following, in front of the same place, it saved 2 parts of gun by its energy and its presence of mind. The enemy riflemen having penetrated on the road which communicated to one fears, prevented the parts from leaving, and fears it was only with armed half; the artillery officer fearing to be able to save his parts, was on the point of making them uncouple and with the enclouer, when the Dein captain opposed it. He prescribed to him to hold them ready to leave, left a detachment to keep fears it, and, going with the remainder of its company, he swept the road of all the enemies who were there and made pass the parts. But during this time, fears it had been occupied by the enemy; the Dein captain withdrew himself then at some distance behind, and having gathered the most world than it could, it seized fears that it lost and included once again in the course of the day.

Major the 12 messidor, it made with the Armée with Italy the campaigns of years VIII and IX. Major of the 15 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry of Line the 11 brumaire year XII, it went to join his new body with Brest.

He marries on April 29th, 1805 Louise de Carné. They will have four children: Paul (president of the civil court of Guingamp), Louis (Justice of the Peace in Redon, deputy of the finistère to the Legislative Body), Anaïs (bride with Hubert Guichon de Grandpont), and Adele (bride with Jean of the Rock-Kerandraön).

Member of the Legion of honor the 4 germinal year XII, it formed part, in 1807, of the Camp of Saint-Coming. Colonel of the regiment where it was useful, the June 28th 1808, and sent to the Armée with Spain, it accepted the cross of officer of the Order the November 12th of the same year. Knight about Saint-Louis, Baron of the Empire the August 15th 1809 (blazon: of gold to the sand deer passing, with the sky of azure charged with three money stars, with quarter with sinistral of mouths, charged with a high sword of money posed out of stake), the bad condition of its health obliged it, in 1812, to give up the active service. Placed the August 13rd of this year in the capacity as second in command to the Military academy of Saint-Cyr military school, it passed to the command Morbihan the November 9th 1813.

Put in non-activity after the abdication of the Emperor, it remained in this position until the August 5th 1822, time to which it obtained his retirement with the rank of honorary Brigadier.

He died in Plounévez-Lochrist (Finistere) the March 31st 1831.

Source

“Old parochial registers of Brittany, - Rannée - Rétiers”, Abbot Paul Paris-Jallobert

“Breton Filiations” (II and V), Frotier of Messelière

“Dictionary of the old or notable French families at the end of XIXième century”, Chaix of Be-Angel

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