Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer

Barthelemy Louis Joseph Schérer ( born December 18, 1747 in Delle (German Datt Ried), then Alsace, Franche- Comté today; † August 19, 1804 in Chauny, Aisne ) was a French revolutionary general and Minister of War of France.

Life

Schérer entered into Austrian, then in Dutch military service and in 1791, returned to France, captain in a regiment of the line. In 1793 he made ​​as Adjutant General of General Alexandre de Beauharnais the campaign on the Rhine, in 1794 promoted to major general and given the command of a division of the Sambre and Meuse.

Because he conquered several Belgian cities and won several advantages over the Austrians, he was entrusted in 1795 with the Supreme Command of the Army Alps, it reversed soon after with the Ostpyrenäenarmee.

Under the Basel Peace ( 1795) he took over at Keller 's place the command in Italy, but delivered him because he 's inaction after the victory at Loano was taken ( 23 and 24 November ) criticized on February 23, 1796 Bonaparte from.

In July 1797 he was awarded by the Board, the War Department, but had to withdraw it again because of its inability in 1799 and was sent to Joubert's place again to Italy.

But beaten on March 26 at Pastrengo, 30 in Verona and on April 5 at Magnano by the Austrians under Kray and pushed back behind the Mincio and Oglio, he entered the command from on Moreau and retired to his estate Chauny ( Aisne ), where he died on 19 August 1804.

Honors

His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in the 33 column.

Works

• Précis of opérations militaires de l' armée de l'Italie depuis le 21 Ventôse jusqu'au 7 floréal de l'an VII Paris 1799.