Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot
Auguste -Alexandre Ducrot ( born February 24, 1817 in Nevers, † August 16 1882 in Versailles) was a French general.
Life
He attended the Military School of Saint- Cyr, entered 1840 as a sous - lieutenant (German: Lt. ) in the Army, served first in Africa, was in the Italian war in 1859 commander of a brigade from the corps Canrobert and received in 1869 the command of the Military Division Strasbourg, from where he made on the military superiority of Prussia letter carefully to the Emperor.
In 1870 he was given command of the " 1er division" (1st Division) of the Corps Patrice de Mac -Mahon, took part in the Battle of Wörth and the retreat to Chalons, there was given command of the " corps d' armée 1er " ( 1st Army Corps ), made the train to Sedan, had in the battle from 1 September to defend the center position between Moncelle and Daigny and assumed by Patrice de Mac - Mahon wounding the chief command, but had him immediately afterwards at Emanuel Félix de Wimpffen cede, who picked up his orders for a retreat after Mézières or crossing into Belgium.
After the capitulation of Sedan, Ducrot gave his word of honor to stand in Pont-à- Mousson, after which he was allowed to become self to go there. In Pont-à- Mousson arrived, he reported to the requirement referred to, but escaped in the confusion that reigned on the crowded train station. He then went to Paris, where he received the command of the "mobile Gardes " of regular troops and ( Mobiles ) second army formed.
With this, he prepared a large loss, which was finally set the end of November to the factory. After Ducrot sworn in a rhetorical call to return only victorious or dead to Paris, he grabbed November 30 the Zernierungsarmee in the east at Villiers to, also won in the first few days some success, but could not force a breakthrough the enemy lines and had December 4 to return to Paris, as the terrible cold made further fighting impossible.
The failure on January 19, 1871 against the West, he should proceed with the right wing at the battle of Buzenval, but was delayed by three hours, so that also failed this company. Since February 1871 Member of the National Assembly, he joined the clerical monarchists and gave his hatred against the Republicans to open.
In 1872 he was given command of the " corps d' armée 8e " ( 8th Army Corps ) in Bourges, worked here for the restoration of the monarchy and prepared in 1877 after the fall of the Ministry Broglie everything for a coup before. He was therefore discontinued after the Republican victory and died on August 16, 1882 in Versailles.
Works
- La journée avec le 1er Sedan de corps de l' Armée de Chalon. - Paris: Dentu, 1871
- Wissembourg. - Paris: Dentu, 1873
- La défense de Paris ( 1870-1871 ). 4 volumes. - Paris: Dentu, 1875-78