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DELABORDE, HENRI FRANCOIS, COUNT (1764-1833)

DELABORDE, See also:
HENRI
HENRI See also:
FRANCOIS (1558-1614)
FRANCOIS, See also:
COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)
COUNT (1764-1833) , See also:

French soldier, was the son of a See also:

baker of See also:

DIJON

Dijon. At the out-break of the French Revolution he joined the " See also:

VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers of the Cote-d'Or," and passing rapidly through all the junior grades, was made See also:

general of See also:

BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade after the combat of Rhein-See also:

ZABERN (French, Saverne)

Zabern (1793). As See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the See also:

STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff he was See also:

PRESENT

present at the See also:

SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

TOULON

Toulon in the same See also:

YEAR

year, and, promoted general of See also:

DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division, he was for a See also:

time See also:

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

CORSICA (Fr. Corse)

Corsica. In 1794 Delaborde served on the See also:

SPANISH

Spanish frontier, distinguishing himself at the Bidassoa (See also:

JULY

July 25) and Misquiriz (See also:

OCTOBER

October 16). His next command was on the See also:

RHINE (Lat. Rhenus, Ger. Rhein, Fr. Rhin, Dutch Rhyn, or Rijn)

Rhine. At the See also:

head of a division he took See also:

PART

part in the celebrated See also:

CAMPAIGNS

campaigns of 1795-97, and in 1796 covered See also:

Moreau's right when that general invaded See also:

BAVARIA (Ger. Bayern)

Bavaria. Delaborde was in See also:

CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant military employment during the Consulate and the See also:

early See also:

EMPIRE

Empire. Made See also:

COMMANDER

commander of the See also:

LEGION (Lat. legio)

Legion of See also:

HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

Honour in 1804, he received the dignity of count in 18o8. In that year he was serving in See also:

PORTUGAL

Portugal under See also:

Junot. Against See also:

Sir See also:

Arthur See also:

Wellesley's See also:

ENGLISH

English See also:

army he fought the skilful and brilliant ,See also:

TEAR

tear-guard See also:

ACTION

action of Rolica. In 1812 he was one of Mortices divisional leaders in the See also:

RUSSIAN

Russian See also:

War, and in the following year' was See also:

GRAND

grand See also:

CROSS

cross and governor of the See also:

castle of See also:

COMPIEGNE

Compiegne. Joining See also:

NAPOLEON

Napoleon in the See also:

HUNDRED

Hundred Days, he was marked for See also:

PUNISHMENT (from Lat. punire, to punish, from poena, punishment, Gr. 7rocvil)

punishment by the returning Bourbons, sent before a See also:

court-See also:

MARTIAL (MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS)

martial, and only escaped condemnation through a technical flaw in the wording of the See also:

charge.

The See also:

REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of his See also:

LIFE

life was spent in retirement.

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