Louis Liger-Belair[note 1] (French pronunciation: [lwi liʒ(j)e bəlɛʁ]; 1772–1835) was a French général de division.
Louis Liger-Belair | |
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| Born | 11 July 1772 Aube, Vandoeuvres, France |
| Died | 4 December 1835 (aged 63) Vosne-Romanée, France |
| Allegiance |  French Republic French Empire |
| Service | Cavalry |
| Rank | Général de division |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | comte d'Empire Name inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe; Légion d'honneur[1]Order of Saint Louis |
Peninsular War
editHe was promoted to général de brigade in 1808[2] and to général de division in July 1811.[2]
His troops were defeated by Reding at Mengibar, during the Battle of Bailén (July 1808), where he and Gobert, who had come to his aid and was mortally wounded during the battle, were outnumbered by two to one.[3] This defeat, together with Gobert's death, were instrumental to Dupont changing his battle plan and dividing his forces in two, thereby losing the battle.[3]
At Talavera (July 1809), his brigades formed part of Sebastiani's division.[4]
In 1811, he led a 10,947-strong division of Sebastiani's 4th Corps, incorporated in Soult's Army of the South.[5]
Post-war career
editIn October 1814, Liger-Belair was given the command of the 4th military division of Nancy.[2]
Liger-Belair did not participate in the "Hundred Days" (1815) and the king, Louis XVIII, later named him viscount and gave him the command of the 2nd military division of Châlons.[2]
In 1823, he had the command of the 5th military division.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Also spelled Ligier-Belair (Oman, 1911).
References
edit- ^ "Liger-Belair". Archives nationales (France). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Jouy, Victor Joseph Étienne de, Jacques Marquet de Montbreton de Norvins (1823). Biographie nouvelle des contemporains, ou Dictionnaire historique et raisonné de tous les hommes...', p. 23. Librairie historique. Google Books. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b Oman, Charles (1902). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. I, pp. 181-182, 185-186, 204. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Oman, Charles (1903). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. II, pp. 538-539. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Oman, Charles (1911). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. IV, p. 638. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 22 February 2023.