Jean Duppelin

Jean, baron Duppelin , born with Phalsbourg (Meurthe) the April 3rd 1771, deceased with Thorn the January 25th 1813, colonel (since the October 20th 1806), colonel of the 85e Regiment (1806 - 1809), wounded (December 26th 1806), brigadier general (since the March 28th 1809), commander of the Legion of Honor (named the September 21st 1809), baron of the Empire (December 19th 1809).

Soldier with the 89° regiment of infantry (Royal-Swede) on June 1st 1787 and congédié on June 1st 1791, it entered as sergeant the August 8th according to the 3rd battalion of volunteers of the Meurthe, where he became adjudant warrant officer March 1792, and executive officer the July 15th 1793.

He had made the campaigns of 1792 with 1793 with the Armée with the Ardennes.

At the beginning of year II, it was with the Armée with North; it passed the 7 nivôse of this year to the command of the company of pomegranates of its battalion, and served of year III at year VI front Mainz, on the the Rhine and in Helvétie.

It accepted two shots to the Affaire of Guersbach, the 4 messidor year IV, became major to the 106e half-brigade of line the 1st floréal year VII, and fought in Italy year VII at year IX. During the Head office of Genoa, it accepted four shots the 16 germinal one on the Montefaccio, and was announced to the order of the army.

Major of the 67e of line the 30 frimaire year XII, he became member of the Légion of honor the 11 germinal following.

He made the wars of Italy years XIII and XIV, spent on May 1st 1806 major in pomegranates to foot of the imperial guard, and colonel of the 85e regiment of line the October 20th of the same year.

Duppelin made, with the head of this body, the campaigns of 1806 and 1807 with the Large army, and became officer of the Légion of honor the September 21st of the same year, and baron of the Empire; about same time, the Emperor employed it with the 3rd body of the Armée with Germany, and entrusted to him, the June 19th 1811, the command of a brigade of infantry.

Passed in the 1st Large army corps at the beginning of 1812, he died in Thorn (Prussia), the January 25th 1813.

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