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Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot | |
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 General Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot | |
| Born | 22 March 1781 Altillac, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 2 June 1844 (aged 63) Bra, France |
| Allegiance |  First French Republic  First French Empire  Kingdom of France Hundred Days Bourbon Restoration  July Monarchy |
| Rank | Général |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Order of the Legion of Honour (Commandeur) Order of Saint Louis (Chevalier) |
| Relations | Jean-Antoine Marbot (father) Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin Marbot (brother) François Certain de Canrobert (cousin) |
Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot (March 22, 1781 - June 2, 1844), was born in Altillac, the son of General Jean-Antoine Marbot, who died in the defence of Genoa under Masséna.
Biography
He entered the army at an early age, obtained commissioned rank in the revolutionary wars and became aide-de-camp to Bernadotte.
In 1802 he was arrested on the grounds of being concerned in a plot of the Republicans against the Consulate, but he was released, though Napoleon continued to regard him as an opponent of the established regime. After a term of duty with the army in Santo Domingo he participated in the campaigns of 1806-7, and from 1808 to 1811 he was employed in the Peninsular War.
In the Russian War of 1812 he was wounded and made prisoner. At the end of two years of captivity he returned to France at the general peace, was aide-de-camp to Marshal Davout during the Hundred Days, and thereafter passed into retirement, from which he did not emerge until 1830. He attained the rank of marechal-de-camp under Louis Philippe and died at Bra near Tulle on 2 June 1844.
His younger brother, Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin Marbot also joined the military and became famous for his Memoires depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare.
Honours
He was decorated with the following distinctions:
First French Empire: National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Officier (1807)
Kingdom of France: Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis
- Chevalier (1814)
Kingdom of France: Royal Order of the Legion of Honour
- Officier (1831)
- Commandeur (1832)
See also
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Marbot, Jean Baptiste Antoine Marcelin, Baron de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 680.
