General Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers
Born: August 13, 1764
Place of Birth: Paris, Paris, France
Legion of Honor: Grand Eagle
Imperial Nobility: Count
Died: January 6, 1813
Cause of Death: Illness
Place of Death: Berlin, Prussia
Arc de Triomphe: South
Baraguey d'Hilliers was arrested during the Revolution, but released a year later. He took part in the expedition to Egypt but grew sick and remained on Malta, only to be sent back to France and captured by a British warship enroute.
During the campaign in Russia, Baraguey d'Hilliers was made Governor of Smolensk. As the army retreated from Russia, he was given a division in Marshal Victor's Corps and commanded it well enough until an entire brigade of his division surrendered to the Russians. For this action, he was immediately suspended from duty with an inquiry set up to investigate his actions, but he died before it convened.
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Chandler, David G. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1979.External Links:
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Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars. London: Arms & Armour, 1998.
Six, Georges. Dictionnaire Biographique des Généraux & Amiraux Français de la Révolution et de l'Empire (1792-1814). Paris: Gaston Saffroy, 2003.