Louis Juchault de Lamoricière
Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière | |
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 Portrait of Lamoricière, c. 1860s | |
| Born | 5 September 1806 Nantes, France |
| Died | 11 September 1865 (aged 59) Prouzel, France |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France (Bourbon Restoration) (1828–1830) July Monarchy (1830–1848) French Second Republic (1848–1851) Papal States (1860) |
| Years of service | 1828–1851; 1860 |
Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (5 September 1806 – 11 September 1865) was a French general.
Early life
[edit]Juchault de Lamoricière was born in Nantes. He studied at the École Polytechnique and the École d'Application.
Service
[edit]He was commissioned a sub-lieutenant in the Engineers in 1828.
In Algeria
[edit]He served in the Algerian campaigns from 1830 onwards, being made a captain of Zouaves.[1] By 1840, Juchault de Lamoricière had risen to the grade of maréchal-de-camp (major-general). Three years later he was made a general of division. He was one of the most distinguished and efficient of Bugeaud's generals, rendering special service at Isly (14 August 1844). He acted temporarily as governor-general of Algeria, and finally effected the capture of Abd-el-Kader in 1847.[2]
Juchault de Lamoricière played a part in the political events of 1848, both as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and as a military commander. Under the regime of General Cavaignac he was for a time minister of war (28 June – 20 December 1848).
In the French Second Republic
[edit]From 1848 to 1851 Juchault de Lamoricière was one of the most conspicuous opponents of the policies of Louis Napoleon, and following the coup d'état of 2 December 1851 he was arrested and exiled.[2] Juchault de Lamoricière refused to give his allegiance to the new Emperor Napoleon III.
In service to the Pope
[edit]In 1860 he accepted command of the papal army, which he led in the Italian campaign of 1860.[1] On 18 September that year, he was severely defeated by the Italian army at Castelfidardo.[2]
Retirement
[edit]His last years were spent in complete retirement in France where he had been allowed to return in 1857.
Death and tomb
[edit]He died at Prouzel (Somme) in 1865.[2] His tomb at Nantes Cathedral, designed by Paul Dubois, was completed in 1875.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Delamarre 1913.
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911, p. 131.
- ^ Harpers Magazine. Vol. 76. Harper's Magazine Co. 1888. p. 246.
Attribution:
- Delamarre, Louis N. (1913). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lamoricière, Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 131.
- E. Keller, Le General de Lamoricière (Paris, 1873).
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- 1806 births
- 1865 deaths
- Politicians from Nantes
- Moderate Republicans (France)
- Ministers of war of France
- Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly
- Members of the National Legislative Assembly of the French Second Republic
- French generals
- Ambassadors of France to the Russian Empire
- Governors general of Algeria
- Military personnel from Nantes