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'''Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Savin''' (1768?–1894)<ref>Constantin Woensky, Léon Castillon, and Nicolas Savin, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Z_HxGwAACAAJ&dq=%22Nicolas+Savin%22&cd=6 Nicolas Savin, dernier vétéran de la grande armée: sa vie -sa mort, 1768-1894]'' (1895).</ref> was a French soldier and [[supercentenarian]]. He claimed to be the last survivor of the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] of 1792-1802 and the last French officer of the Napoleonic Wars.<ref name="DDD">{{cite web|url=http://derniersveterans.free.fr/napoleon1.html|title=Guerres de 1792-1815|language=French|publisher=Ders Des Ders|accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref> |
'''Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Savin''' (1768?–1894)<ref>Constantin Woensky, Léon Castillon, and Nicolas Savin, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Z_HxGwAACAAJ&dq=%22Nicolas+Savin%22&cd=6 Nicolas Savin, dernier vétéran de la grande armée: sa vie -sa mort, 1768-1894]'' (1895).</ref> was a French soldier and [[supercentenarian]]. He claimed to be the last survivor of the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] of 1792-1802 and the last French officer of the Napoleonic Wars.<ref name="DDD">{{cite web|url=http://derniersveterans.free.fr/napoleon1.html|title=Guerres de 1792-1815|language=French|publisher=Ders Des Ders|accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref> |
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[[File:Die Gartenlaube (1894) b 716.jpg|thumb|Portrait of the aged Nicolas Savin, printed in the German journal ''[[Die Gartenlaube]]'' (1894)]] |
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'''Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Savin''' (1768?–1894)<ref>Constantin Woensky, Léon Castillon, and Nicolas Savin, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Z_HxGwAACAAJ&dq=%22Nicolas+Savin%22&cd=6 Nicolas Savin, dernier vétéran de la grande armée: sa vie -sa mort, 1768-1894]'' (1895).</ref> was a French soldier and [[supercentenarian]]. He claimed to be the last survivor of the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] of 1792-1802 and the last French officer of the Napoleonic Wars.<ref name="DDD">{{cite web|url=http://derniersveterans.free.fr/napoleon1.html|title=Guerres de 1792-1815|language=French|publisher=Ders Des Ders|accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref> |
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==Military career== |
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Savin enlisted in the 2nd Regiment of Hussars in 1788, claiming to have been born in 1768. His father, Alexandre Savin, was killed in battle [[10 August (French Revolution)|defending the Tuileries Palace]] during the [[French Revolution]]. Savin had "been at Toulon in 1793,"<ref>{{cite book|last=Forbes|first=Archibald|title=Battles of the nineteenth century|year=1896|publisher=Cassell & Company, Ltd.|location=London|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RScFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA327&dq=%22Nicolas+Savin%22+Napoleon&hl=en&ei=QpRKTtv0GYH10gG39oTsBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Nicolas%20Savin%22%20Napoleon&f=false|edition=Vol. 1|coauthors=George Aldred Henty, Arthur Griffiths|accessdate=24 April 2012|page=327}}</ref> fought in Egypt in 1798, the Peninsular War, and in the [[1812 invasion of Russia]]. Around this time he was promoted to sous-officier (lieutenant) and transferred to the 24th Chasseurs a Cheval.<ref>[http://www.napoleon-series.org/cgi-bin/forum/archive2007_config.pl?md=read;id=80846 Jean Baptiste Nicholas Savin]</ref> He was awarded many medals, including the [[Legion d'Honneur]] and [[St Helena]] Medal. In 1812 he was captured by the Cossacks and worked as a [[fencing]] teacher for the Tsarist army.<ref name="napoleon-series.org">[http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/russianarchives/c_lastveteran.html Voyenski's interview with Savin]</ref> |
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==Later life== |
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Following Napoleon's defeat Savin settled at Saratov Gubernia, Russia and changed his name to Nikolai Andreevich Savin. He married a Russian woman and had at least one daughter. From 1814-74 he worked as a tutor, teaching French to the children of Nobility. In 1887, [[Czar Alexander III]] gave "the old soldier a present of a thousand rubles."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Annals of Hygiene: A Journal of Health|year=1895|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|location=Philadelphia, PA|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XZhXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA315&dq=%22Nicolas+Savin%22+Napoleon&hl=en&ei=QpRKTtv0GYH10gG39oTsBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Nicolas%20Savin%22%20Napoleon&f=false|edition=Volume X|editor=Joseph F. Edward, A.M., M.D.|accessdate=24 April 2012|page=315}}</ref> By the 1890s, he lived in a small Russian cottage with a bronze statue of Napoleon in his study.<ref>{{cite book|last=Zamoyski|first=Adam|title=Moscow 1812 : Napoleon's fatal march|year=2005|publisher=Harper Perennial|location=London|isbn=9780061086861|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pzHVtlkylhQC&pg=PA541&dq=%22Nicolas+Savin%22+Napoleon&hl=en&ei=yZJKToGoGIbl0QGF88HrBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Nicolas%20Savin%22%20Napoleon&f=false|accessdate=24 April 2012|page=541}}</ref> Voyenski attributes Savin's long life to his tea-drinking and active lifestyle: the old man enjoyed painting and continued gardening until he fell sick in November 1894. After receiving sacraments, Savin died on November 29 and is buried in the local Catholic cemetery.<ref name="napoleon-series.org"/> |
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==References== |
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Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Savin (1768?–1894)[1] was a French soldier and supercentenarian. He claimed to be the last survivor of the French Revolutionary Wars of 1792-1802 and the last French officer of the Napoleonic Wars.[2]
Military career
Savin enlisted in the 2nd Regiment of Hussars in 1788, claiming to have been born in 1768. His father, Alexandre Savin, was killed in battle defending the Tuileries Palace during the French Revolution. Savin had "been at Toulon in 1793,"[3] fought in Egypt in 1798, the Peninsular War, and in the 1812 invasion of Russia. Around this time he was promoted to sous-officier (lieutenant) and transferred to the 24th Chasseurs a Cheval.[4] He was awarded many medals, including the Legion d'Honneur and St Helena Medal. In 1812 he was captured by the Cossacks and worked as a fencing teacher for the Tsarist army.[5]
Later life
Following Napoleon's defeat Savin settled at Saratov Gubernia, Russia and changed his name to Nikolai Andreevich Savin. He married a Russian woman and had at least one daughter. From 1814-74 he worked as a tutor, teaching French to the children of Nobility. In 1887, Czar Alexander III gave "the old soldier a present of a thousand rubles."[6] By the 1890s, he lived in a small Russian cottage with a bronze statue of Napoleon in his study.[7] Voyenski attributes Savin's long life to his tea-drinking and active lifestyle: the old man enjoyed painting and continued gardening until he fell sick in November 1894. After receiving sacraments, Savin died on November 29 and is buried in the local Catholic cemetery.[5]
References
- ^ Constantin Woensky, Léon Castillon, and Nicolas Savin, Nicolas Savin, dernier vétéran de la grande armée: sa vie -sa mort, 1768-1894 (1895).
- ^ "Guerres de 1792-1815" (in French). Ders Des Ders. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Forbes, Archibald (1896). Battles of the ninteenth century (Vol. 1 ed.). London: Cassell & Company, Ltd. p. 327. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Jean Baptiste Nicholas Savin
- ^ a b Voyenski's interview with Savin
- ^ Joseph F. Edward, A.M., M.D., ed. (1895). The Annals of Hygiene: A Journal of Health (Volume X ed.). Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 315. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Zamoyski, Adam (2005). Moscow 1812 : Napoleon's fatal march. London: Harper Perennial. p. 541. ISBN 9780061086861. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Savin (1768?–1894)[1] was a French soldier and supercentenarian. He claimed to be the last survivor of the French Revolutionary Wars of 1792-1802 and the last French officer of the Napoleonic Wars.[2]
Military career
Savin enlisted in the 2nd Regiment of Hussars in 1788, claiming to have been born in 1768. His father, Alexandre Savin, was killed in battle defending the Tuileries Palace during the French Revolution. Savin had "been at Toulon in 1793,"[3] fought in Egypt in 1798, the Peninsular War, and in the 1812 invasion of Russia. Around this time he was promoted to sous-officier (lieutenant) and transferred to the 24th Chasseurs a Cheval.[4] He was awarded many medals, including the Legion d'Honneur and St Helena Medal. In 1812 he was captured by the Cossacks and worked as a fencing teacher for the Tsarist army.[5]
Later life
Following Napoleon's defeat Savin settled at Saratov Gubernia, Russia and changed his name to Nikolai Andreevich Savin. He married a Russian woman and had at least one daughter. From 1814-74 he worked as a tutor, teaching French to the children of Nobility. In 1887, Czar Alexander III gave "the old soldier a present of a thousand rubles."[6] By the 1890s, he lived in a small Russian cottage with a bronze statue of Napoleon in his study.[7] Voyenski attributes Savin's long life to his tea-drinking and active lifestyle: the old man enjoyed painting and continued gardening until he fell sick in November 1894. After receiving sacraments, Savin died on November 29 and is buried in the local Catholic cemetery.[5]
References
- ^ Constantin Woensky, Léon Castillon, and Nicolas Savin, Nicolas Savin, dernier vétéran de la grande armée: sa vie -sa mort, 1768-1894 (1895).
- ^ "Guerres de 1792-1815" (in French). Ders Des Ders. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Forbes, Archibald (1896). Battles of the nineteenth century (Vol. 1 ed.). London: Cassell & Company, Ltd. p. 327. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Jean Baptiste Nicholas Savin
- ^ a b Voyenski's interview with Savin
- ^ Joseph F. Edward, A.M., M.D., ed. (1895). The Annals of Hygiene: A Journal of Health (Volume X ed.). Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 315. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Zamoyski, Adam (2005). Moscow 1812 : Napoleon's fatal march. London: Harper Perennial. p. 541. ISBN 9780061086861. Retrieved 24 April 2012.