Pierre Dupont de l’Étang - biography, career, poetry
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Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l’Étang (1765-1840) was a French general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a political figure of the Bourbon Restoration.
[edit] Revolutionary Wars
Born in Chabanais, Charente, he first saw active service during the French Revolutionary Wars, as a member of Maillebois legion in Holland, and in 1791 was on the staff of the Army of the North under General Theobald Dillon.
He distinguished himself in the battle of Valmy, and in the fighting around Menen in the campaign of 1793 he forced an Austrian regiment to surrender. Promoted Brigadier General for this accomplishment, he soon received further advancement from Carnot, who recognized his abilities. In 1797 he became Général de Division.
The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, whom he warmly supported in the 18 Brumaire Coup (November 1799), brought him further opportunities under the Consulate and Empire. In the campaign of 1800 he was chief of staff to Louis Alexandre Berthier, the nominal commander of the Army of Peierve of the Ains which won the battle of Marengo. After the battle he sustained a successful combat, against greatly superior forces, at Pozzolo.
Writings
Opinion sur le nouveau mode de recrutement (1818)
Lettres sur l’Espagne en 1808 (1823)
Lettre sur la campagne d’Autriche (1826)
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