Jean Baptiste, baron Franceschi
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Jean Baptiste, baron Franceschi (December 5, 1766, Bastia
- March 19, 1813, Danzig), French
general entered the French service in 1793. He took part in the operations in Corsica
in the following year, and received a wound at the siege of San Fiorenzo. After this he left the island and was appointed a field officer in the French Army of Italy
, with which he served from 1795 to 1799. He served as a general officer in the campaign of Marengo, in the Naples campaign
of 1805-1806, and in the Peninsular War
from 1807 to 1809. He was created a baron by Napoleon. He commanded a Neapolitan brigade in the Russian War of 1812, and after the retreat from Moscow
took refuge, with the remnant of his command, in Danzig, where in the course of the siege of 1813 he died. His name is included on L'arc de Triomphe.
Bastia
Bastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department....
- March 19, 1813, Danzig), French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
general entered the French service in 1793. He took part in the operations in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
in the following year, and received a wound at the siege of San Fiorenzo. After this he left the island and was appointed a field officer in the French Army of Italy
Army of Italy (France)
The Army of Italy was a Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. Though it existed in some form in the 16th century through to the present, it is best known for its role during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic...
, with which he served from 1795 to 1799. He served as a general officer in the campaign of Marengo, in the Naples campaign
Italian Campaigns (Revolutionary wars)
The Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars were a series of conflicts fought principally in Northern Italy between the French Revolutionary Army and a Coalition of Austria, Russia, Piedmont-Sardinia, and a number of other Italian states.-First Coalition :In autumn 1792, several...
of 1805-1806, and in the Peninsular War
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
from 1807 to 1809. He was created a baron by Napoleon. He commanded a Neapolitan brigade in the Russian War of 1812, and after the retreat from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
took refuge, with the remnant of his command, in Danzig, where in the course of the siege of 1813 he died. His name is included on L'arc de Triomphe.