Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen

Edmé -Martin Vandermaesen ( born November 11, 1767 in Versailles, † September 1, 1813 at San Marcial ) was a French general of the infantry.

Life

1792 joined Vandermaesen as a volunteer in the army and was able to very quickly distinguish; 1792 he fought in the rank of lieutenant in the Battle of Wissembourg (13 October 1793).

After another carriage moved Vandermaesen to the staff of Geneneral Claude Ignace François Michaud and fought bravely in several battles in which he was wounded.

After the Peace Treaty of Amiens ( 25./27. March 1802 ) Napoleon sent him to the eastern colonies. On March 6, 1803 Vandermaesen sailed from Brest to Puducherry in India; were planned long stay on Ile de France and Reunion.

After the Battle of Grand Port (23 August 1810) Vandermaesen could return to France again. After another promotion, he came to the staff of General Marie -François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga.

From 1812 helped Vandermaesen enforce the Napoleonic policy. Under the leadership of Marshal Bertrand Clausel he fought in northern Spain, and later he came to Marshal Nicolas Jean -de- Dieu Soult. In the battle of San Marcial (31 August 1813) Vandermaesen was very badly wounded and died the next day at the field hospital at the edge of the battlefield.

Honors

• March 26, 1804 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
• His name is found on the northern pillar (1st column) of the Arc de Triomphe on Place Charles -de- Gaulle ( Paris).