Pierre-Joseph Habert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Avallon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
About Pierre-Joseph Habert
- Pierre-Joseph Habert (22 December 1773 – 19 May 1825) enlisted in the French army at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars and led a division during the Napoleonic Wars.
- After serving in the army from 1792 to 1797, he fought in Ireland and Egypt, rising in rank to become a colonel by 1802.
- Under Emperor Napoleon, he led his regiment in the 1805 campaign against Austria.
- In the 1806-1807 campaign he saw action at Jena, Golymin, Eylau, and Heilsberg and was wounded twice in the last-named battle. Promoted to general officer, Habert was posted to Spain where he achieved fame in the Peninsular War.
- After he fought with varying fortunes in 1808 and 1809, General and later Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet arrived to take command in Aragon.
- A string of almost unbroken successes followed.
- Though only a general of brigade he was named to lead Suchet's 3rd Division in actions at Lerida, Tortosa, and Tarragona.
- After being promoted, he led his division at Saguntum, Valencia, Castalla, and Ordal.
- He became known as the Ajax of the Army of Catalonia for his prolonged defense of Barcelona in 1814.
- He commanded a division during the Hundred Days at Ligny and Wavre, though he missed the Battle of Waterloo.
- Habert is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
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