Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot

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Antoine Adolphe Marcelin
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General Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot
Born(1781-03-22)22 March 1781
Altillac, Kingdom of France
Died2 June 1844(1844-06-02) (aged 63)
Bra, France
AllegianceFlag of France (1794-1815).svg  First French Republic
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg  First French Empire
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg Hundred Days
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Bourbon Restoration
Flag of France.svg July Monarchy
Rank Général
Battles/wars French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Awards Order of the Legion of Honour (Commandeur)
Order of Saint Louis (Chevalier)
Relations Jean-Antoine Marbot (father)
Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin Marbot (brother)
François Certain de Canrobert (cousin)

Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot (March 22, 1781 - June 2, 1844), was born in Altillac, the son of General Jean-Antoine Marbot, who died in the defence of Genoa under Masséna.

Altillac Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Altillac is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Jean-Antoine Marbot French general and politician

Jean-Antoine Marbot was a French general and politician.

During the Siege of Genoa the Austrians besieged and captured Genoa. However, this was a pyrrhic victory as the smaller French force at Genoa under André Masséna had diverted enough Austrian troops to enable Napoleon to win the Battle of Marengo and defeat the Austrians.

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Biography

He entered the army at an early age, obtained commissioned rank in the revolutionary wars and became aide-de-camp to Bernadotte.

French Revolutionary Wars series of conflicts fought between the French Republic and several European monarchies from 1792 to 1802

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted the French Republic against Great Britain, Austria and several other monarchies. They are divided in two periods: the War of the First Coalition (1792–97) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). Initially confined to Europe, the fighting gradually assumed a global dimension. After a decade of constant warfare and aggressive diplomacy, France had conquered a wide array of territories, from the Italian Peninsula and the Low Countries in Europe to the Louisiana Territory in North America. French success in these conflicts ensured the spread of revolutionary principles over much of Europe.

In 1802 he was arrested on the grounds of being concerned in a plot of the Republicans against the Consulate, but he was released, though Napoleon continued to regard him as an opponent of the established regime. After a term of duty with the army in Santo Domingo he participated in the campaigns of 1806-7, and from 1808 to 1811 he was employed in the Peninsular War.

French Consulate former government of France

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Napoleon 18th/19th-century French monarch, military and political leader

Napoléon Bonaparte was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. He is considered one of the greatest commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has endured as one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in human history.

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In the Russian War of 1812 he was wounded and made prisoner. At the end of two years of captivity he returned to France at the general peace, was aide-de-camp to Marshal Davout during the Hundred Days, and thereafter passed into retirement, from which he did not emerge until 1830. He attained the rank of marechal-de-camp under Louis Philippe and died at Bra near Tulle on 2 June 1844.

French invasion of Russia Napoleon Bonapartes attempted conquest of the Russian Empire

The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and in France as the Russian Campaign, began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. Napoleon hoped to compel Tsar Alexander I of Russia to cease trading with British merchants through proxies in an effort to pressure the United Kingdom to sue for peace. The official political aim of the campaign was to liberate Poland from the threat of Russia. Napoleon named the campaign the Second Polish War to gain favor with the Poles and provide a political pretext for his actions.

Hundred Days period from Napoleons escape from Elba to the second restoration of King Louis XVIII

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His younger brother, Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin Marbot also joined the military and became famous for his Memoires depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare.

Honours

First French Empire Empire of Napoleon I of France between 1804–1815

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The Legion of Honour is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte and retained by all later French governments and régimes.

Bourbon Restoration Period of French history, 1814-1830

The Bourbon Restoration was the period of French history following the fall of Napoleon in 1815 until the July Revolution of 1830. The brothers of the executed Louis XVI came to power, and reigned in highly conservative fashion; exiled supporters of the monarchy returned to France. They were nonetheless unable to reverse most of the changes made by the French Revolution and Napoleon. At the Congress of Vienna they were treated respectfully, but had to give up nearly all the territorial gains made since 1789.

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