Jean Christophe Collin
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Jean Christophe Collin, called Verdière, was a general of French general of Cavalry in the French Revolutionary Wars
and the Napoleonic Wars
. He was born 18 January 1754 in Paris
.
The son of Christopher Collin (Colin) of La Verdière
, he was a volunteer in the Dragoons in 1767. He became captain of Hussars of Lauzun
in 1778, a colonel of the Paris Cavalry in 1789, and a brigadier in 1795. He helped to quell the royalist insurrection of 5 October 1795, and joined the Army of Italy in 1796. He commanded the garrison at Paris in 1797, and was appointed General of division the following year. Subsequently, he participated in the campaigns of the Army of the Danube
in 1799, at the Battle of Ostrach
and the Stockach
; later that year, he participated in Andre Massena's campaigns in northeastern Switzerland, at the First Battle of Zurich
. He was part of the Grand Army of 1802–1806, and was injured at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt. He died a few days after the battle, on 18 October 1806.
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states...
and the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. He was born 18 January 1754 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
The son of Christopher Collin (Colin) of La Verdière
La Verdière
La Verdière is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Château of La Verdière:Perched at the top of the village, the Château of La Verdière embraces a vast panorama...
, he was a volunteer in the Dragoons in 1767. He became captain of Hussars of Lauzun
Lauzun
Lauzun is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France....
in 1778, a colonel of the Paris Cavalry in 1789, and a brigadier in 1795. He helped to quell the royalist insurrection of 5 October 1795, and joined the Army of Italy in 1796. He commanded the garrison at Paris in 1797, and was appointed General of division the following year. Subsequently, he participated in the campaigns of the Army of the Danube
Army of the Danube
The Army of the Danube was a field army of the French Directory in the 1799 southwestern campaign in the Upper Danube valley. It was formed on 2 March 1799 by the simple expedient of renaming the Army of Observation, which had been observing Austrian movements on the border between First...
in 1799, at the Battle of Ostrach
Battle of Ostrach
The Battle of Ostrach, also called the Battle by Ostrach, occurred on 20–21 March 1799. It was the first battle of the War of the Second Coalition. The battle resulted in the victory of the Austrian forces, under the command of Archduke Charles, over the French forces, commanded by Jean...
and the Stockach
Battle of Stockach (1799)
On 25 March 1799, French and Austrian armies fought for control of the geographically strategic Hegau region in present day Baden-Württemberg. The battle has been called by various names: First Battle of Stockach, the Battle by Stockach, and, in French chronicles, the Battle of Liptingen...
; later that year, he participated in Andre Massena's campaigns in northeastern Switzerland, at the First Battle of Zurich
First Battle of Zürich
The Helvetic Republic in 1798 became a battlefield of the French Revolutionary Wars. In the First Battle of Zurich on 4 – 7 June 1799, French general André Masséna was forced to yield the city to the Austrians under Archduke Charles and retreated beyond the Limmat, where he managed to fortify his...
. He was part of the Grand Army of 1802–1806, and was injured at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt. He died a few days after the battle, on 18 October 1806.