Pierre Jadart Dumerbion
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Pierre Jadart Dumerbion or Pierre Jadart du Merbion (30 April 1737 – 25 February 1797) joined the French army as a junior officer in 1754 and fought in the Seven Years War. As an experienced officer, he was promoted to colonel
in 1792 at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars
. He soon became a general officer and found himself commanding the Army of Italy
. In April 1794 he won the Battle of Saorgio
over the armies of Habsburg Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont by using a strategic plan drawn up by his newly-appointed artillery officer Napoleon Bonaparte. Though the victor, Dumerbion was unable to personally take the field because of his age and poor health. He retired in 1795 and died in 1797. DUMERBION is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
on Column 23.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in 1792 at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars
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...
. He soon became a general officer and found himself commanding the Army of Italy
Army of Italy (France)
The Army of Italy was a Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. Though it existed in some form in the 16th century through to the present, it is best known for its role during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic...
. In April 1794 he won the Battle of Saorgio
Battle of Saorgio
The Battle of Saorgio was fought from 24 to 28 April 1794 between a First French Republic army commanded by Pierre Jadart Dumerbion and the armies of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and the Habsburg Monarchy led by Joseph Nikolaus De Vins...
over the armies of Habsburg Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont by using a strategic plan drawn up by his newly-appointed artillery officer Napoleon Bonaparte. Though the victor, Dumerbion was unable to personally take the field because of his age and poor health. He retired in 1795 and died in 1797. DUMERBION is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
The following is the list of the names of the 660 persons inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. Most of them are generals who served during the First French Empire with additional figures from the French Revolution ....
on Column 23.