Charles Oudinot

Nicolas Charles Oudinot, Victor ( born November 3, 1791 in Bar-le -Duc, † July 7 1863 same place ) was Duke of Reggio and French general.

Oudinot was born as the son of the future Marshal Charles Nicolas Oudinot. He was from 1805 to 1809 Page Napoleon I, then joined the army, took part since 1809 in the campaigns of the emperor and was promoted by Napoleon shortly before his abdication to the Colonel. Since he did not explain himself during the Hundred Days for the returning emperor, he was promoted after the second restoration to the Maréchal de camp, led the 1er régiment of chasseurs à pied de la garde ( 1st Guards Infantry Regiment walk) and later organized the military school to Saumur.

Like his brother, who had fallen as commander of a cavalry regiment on June 26, 1835 at Mulay Ismail in Algeria, he went to Africa and was promoted to lieutenant général. Since 1842 he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, where he agreed with Thiers.

In 1848 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly, where he was a member of the War Committee. In April 1849 he received the supreme command of the army destined for Rome intervention and took the city on July 1. In the Legislative Assembly, he joined the Orleanist, was inspired by the 200 deputies, which protested against the coup d'etat of December 2, 1851, as commander of the troops against Napoleon III. appoint and was therefore arrested, but set free again already on 8 December.

Oudinot wrote well as the economic and military writings.

Nicolas Charles Oudinot, Victor died on July 7, 1863 at his country estate in Bar- le- Duc.

• Military person (France )
• Carrier of the Ordre royal et militaire de Saint- Louis ( commander )
• Member of the Legion of Honour ( Grand Cross )
• Frenchman
• Born in 1791
• Died in 1863
• Man
• Member of the National Assembly ( French Second Republic)