Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire

Louis -Vincent -Joseph Le Blond, Comte de Saint- Hilaire ( born September 4, 1766 Ribemont, Aisne, † June 5, 1809 ) was a French army commander during the Napoleonic Wars.

Hilaire was the son of Captain. He showed an early interest in a military career. In 1777 he joined as a cadet in the Conti Cavalry Regiment, one of the renowned cavalry units of the ancien regime, a. In 1792 he was promoted to captain in this regiment. As such, he was involved in the siege of Toulon. For career reasons, he took part in the Italian campaign, in which he was wounded as a brigadier general in the battles to Loano. In 1799 he received as commander of Toulon and Marseille to the rank of General of Division. After various division command, he was involved in 1805 in the fighting against the Third Coalition. He led, although severely wounded, in connection with the battle of Austerlitz the decisive attack on the Pratzeberg. 1806/ 07 he took part in the campaign against Prussia, was in the battles of Jena, Eylau and Heilenberg it. In 1808 he was involved in Germany in the construction of the Grande Armée. For this purpose he had set up in Friesack a staff. In the war against Austria Hilaire lost at the Battle of Aspern on May 22, 1809 Leg. On the consequences of this severe wound he died two weeks later in Vienna. On the orders of Napoleon, his remains were interred in the Paris Panthéon and his name engraved on the Arc de Triomphe.