Vital Joachim Chamorin

Vital-Joachim Chamorin is a Général French born with Bonnelles (Seine-et-Oise), the August 16th 1773 and died in 1811.

Biography

First years

Vital-Joachim Chamorin, that his/her parents intend to become notary, prefers to engage with the service the December 23rd 1788 as voluntary Soldat enlisted with the regiment of regiment of Champagne - Infantry (7th of the weapon to the organization of 1791), become, 7th of infantry. He is initially corporal with the armies of the South (1792), then of Italy (1793) and of the Eastern Pyrenees (1793 - 1794).

He was the September 27th 1792 with the catch of Nice, and the February 14th 1793 with the Combat of Saspello. Passed like simple volunteer in the 6th battalion of the Herault the July 8th of this last year, it obtained there the rank of adjudant warrant officer the 15 of the same month, went to the Armée with the Eastern Pyrenees and attended the seat of Campredon. Named second lieutenant the 3 brumaire year II, it entered the 11 floréal (April 30th 1794), one of the first in fears Montesquiou (Camp of Boulou), where a Biscaïen reached it with the left leg, and it accepted the provisional rank of captain on the battle field.

Confirmed in this rank by decree of the national Convention of the 22 fructidor to be useful in the 8th battalion of the Coast-with Or (amalgamated in year IV in the 12th half-brigade of infantry of line), it was with Lyon when it was sent in mobile column against the rebels of the Haute-Loire. This delicate mission which lasted since the 9 germinal one until the 1st floréal year IV had a satisfactory and peaceful result. On his return to Lyon, the chief of its half-brigade entrusted to him the command of pomegranates of the 2nd battalion. 11 followed soon after the movement of the troops directed on the Armée with Italy, and of year IV at year IX it took part in all the operations which announced this time. It is on the Po, with Lodi, Pizzighettone, Bassano, Arcole (15 November 17th 1795), Aoste and Châtillon.

The 7 fructidor to the IV, the head of a party of pomegranates and hunters, it collapsed the enemy and entered Borgo-Strong. The 20 brumaire year V, it fought with the Pont of Ronco and on the chaussee of Arcole, where the 12th half-brigade covered glory. Invited to belong to the Forwarding of Circeo, the Roman States, it entered one of the first to the head of Polish pomegranates, in Frosinone, taken by storm the 5 nivôse year VII.

The general Girardon, who ordered this forwarding, asked for him the rank of Major. He followed to San Germano the brigade of this general officer, and facilitated during the way the catch of an Austrian artillery park of 80 pieces of ordnance; then during the Campaign Naples, with the catch of the Castle Saint-Elme, it rejected the Lazzaroni in Naples, where they were made prisoners.

Named assistance-of-camp of the general Sauret the 16 ventôse year VIII, it temporarily passed in same quality near the general Watrin the 22 floréal, and was announced to the Prise of Ivrée in meadow following. Wounded of a shot to the right hip 19 of the same month to the Combat of Montebello the June 9th 1800, it was placed the 21 as captain after in the regiment hussards, and was maintained in its functions of assistance-of-camp. With the Battle Marengo the June 14th 1800, it had two horses killed under him, while carrying the orders of its general through the fire of the enemy. The 4 nivôse year IX, with the Passage of Mincio, it ordered the riflemen when it accepted a shot at the right-sided of the chest; in spite of the gravity of its wound, it remained at its station during all the day, crossed one of the first the river, collapsed the Austrians on opposed bank, and was still distinguished in the evening with the catch from the Moulin from Volta.

Temporarily named major on the battle field by the general-in-chief Brown, and attached to the 11th regiment of hussards, while continuing its service of assistance-of-camp, it followed the Watrin general to the isle of Elba, when this general officer went to take the command of it. The English operated a descent in the Baie of Bagnaja the 11 floréal year IX. The commander Chamorin pushed back them vigorously; but, pulled by its heat, the runaways forced it to mount on one their launches. While they made force of oars, Chamorin was thrown to the sea and arrived healthy and except on the beach. The 28 fructidor according to, the squadron of the admiral Waren unloaded approximately 3.000 men with the right-hand side of the camp of the French, towards Marciana. After six hours of an obstinate combat, the Watrin general forced the English to re-embark themselves with a loss of 1.200 killed or wounded men. The commander Chamorin, with the head of a score of men only, paralyzed all the efforts of an enemy battalion which it pushed back, and to which it made twenty-five prisoners. Its bravery with the combat of Châtillon where it fights at the sides of the hussards 12th regiment, is worth to him then to be appointed major in 6th Hussards.

End of a career

Confirmed in its rank of major the 1st nivôse year X, it accompanied Watrin with Saint-Domingue. After the death of this general it returned in France to the end of the year 1802 and was placed, the 2 pluviôse year XII, as major in the 3rd regiment of cuirassiers. It belonged to the Armée with the coasts with the Ocean, where it accepted, the 20 meadow following, the decoration of the Légion of honor.

Passed with its rank the 18 fructidor year XIII in pomegranates with horse of the imperial guard, it reads the campaigns of year XIV with 1807 in Austria, Prussia and Poland. With Austerlitz (December 2nd 1805), it seized a Russian convoy whose it sabred and dispersed the escort. It charges in particular at the time of the great fray of Krenowitz. Created Officer of the Legion of Honor the March 14th 1806, it was pointed out with the Bataille of Iéna, the Combat of Hoff and the Bataille of Eylau, the February 8th 1807. In this last business, it twice crossed the enemy lines without receiving the least wound.

Named, the February 8th 1807, colonel of cavalry to be useful in the line, it went to take the command of the 26e regiment of dragons on the edges of the Passarge. The June 10th according to, with Heilsberg, it accepted a shot to the right leg, and in spite of its wound, it led itself all the loads of its regiment up to eleven hours of the evening; the 14, it gave evidence of bravery and intelligence to the Bataille of Friedland, and accepted praises on the way in which the 26e regiment of dragons had filled its duty in this day.

Directed on the Spain at the end of 1807, it passed the Bidassoa in November 1808. Affected in the reserve of cavalry of Jean-Baptiste Bessières, it takes part the 10, with the Bataille of Burgos, continued, the 22, the troops of Palafox to Calahorra and, the 23, at the Bataille of Tudela, it put in rout in a procession a column of 8.000 Spaniards, removed to him & parts of gun with their boxes and made him a great number of prisoners.

Passed temporarily under the orders of the marshal Ney, it was pointed out to Calatatayud, and it became the December 11th ordering Legion of honor. It was still with Uclès and Truxillo the 13 and January 20th 1809, and accepted the February 10th the title of Baron of the Empire with an equipment of 4.000 francs revenue.

The March 28th, it carried out several happy loads with the battles of Medellín, where the 26e regiment of dragons covered glory, and the July 28th it fought with Talaveira untied Reina. Lastly, the November 19th, arrived in the evening on the ground of Ocana, it could still contribute to the victory. During the first months of 1810, it continued without slackening and destroyed the bands which infested the Sierra-Morena. The April 23rd, close to Ignojoza, after having continued and disperses a strong party of insurrectionists, it arrived at the night falling at the end from a procession where it saw fires of an enemy bivouac. Having made put foot at ground with part of its dragons, it charges the Spanish S which, being believed surprised by a many troop, fled in disorder and gave up all their luggage. Confined to Cordoue about May, it was sent in mobile column in the Sierra-Morena and the Estramadure, and demolished several bands of guerillas.

The December 22nd, it accepted the order to go near the marshal Duc of Dalmatie, which then made the investment of the place of Badajoz. During its walk, it met, the 31, with Azuaga, a strong Spanish party which it collapsed and to which it made a great number of prisoner. It then attended the head offices of Olivenza and Badajoz during February and January 1811. The February 19th according to, with the Battle of Gebora, it inserted, with its dragons, a square of 3,000 men, and took 6 pieces of ordnance. The March 5th according to, it was named Brigadier general, and the 25, before to have even received its letter of nomination, it is made kill in Campo-Mayor, the March 25th 1811, by charging against the 23e British Dragons with Beresford to the head with the 26e Dragons. Lord Beresford, who ordered the Anglo-Portuguese cavalry with the business of Campo-Mayor, made bury Chamorin with all the military honors due to his row.

Its name is reproduced on the bronze tables of Versailles and on the southern part of the Triumphal arch of the Star.

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