Pierre-Louis of the Bridge

Pierre-Louis of the Bridge , born in Belgium in 1795, General Belgian.

It was successively raises college of Bruges, organized artillery School with the Arrow in 1812 and military special École of Saint-Cyr military school. It entered the French Army in the capacity as lieutenant to the 28 {{E}} regiment of artillery, took share with the campaigns of 1814 and 1815 and was seriously wounded in the last.

After the peace of 1815, it returned in Belgium (then dependant on the Netherlands), the Dutch government made him lose all its rights of seniority, also be-you it still lieutenant in 1830 ; in this rank, it fulfilled the functions of executive officer and instructor in the body of artillery. When the Belgium separated from the Holland in 1830, it obtained the resignation of its rank in the army of the Netherlands and offered its services to its country. The new government created it major, then lieutenant-colonel after the countryside of 1831, colonel in 1836, major general and Minister for the war in 1843. It organized most of the batteries of countryside, ordered artillery of the Armée with the Scheldt in 1831, was chief of staff of artillery of the army and at the same time chief of the field artillery body which became the 1 {{er}} regiment of artillery. During the Head office of Angers, in 1832, it had the command of the batteries of the North of the the Scheldt.

The general Of the Bridge had been named knight of the Légion of honor during the Hundred Days, and, this nomination was confirmed by the ordinance of the November 28th 1831. Another royal decree of the January 12th 1845 named it commander.

He is officer of the Ordre of Léopold.

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