6 July 1769 (1769-07-06) Phalsbourg, Lorraine, France
Died
8 February 1857 (1857-02-09) (aged 87) Montgeron, Essonne, France
Allegiance
France
Service/branch
Infantry
Years of service
1784–1792, 1815–1830 1792–1815, 1830–1834
Rank
General of Division
Battles/wars
War of the First Coalition
War of the Second Coalition
Battle of Verona (1799)
Battle of Pozzolo (1800)
War of the Fourth Coalition
Battle of Jena (1806)
War of the Fifth Coalition
Battle of Eckmühl (1809)
Battle of Wagram (1809)
War of the Sixth Coalition
French invasion of Russia (1812)
Battle of Bautzen (1813)
Battle of Leipzig (1813)
Battle of La Rothière (1814)
Battle of Mormant (1814)
Battle of Bar-sur-Aube (1814)
Battle of Laubressel (1814)
Hundred Days
Battle of La Suffel (1815)
Awards
Légion d'Honneur, GC 1828 Order of Saint Louis, CC 1825
Other work
Baron of the Empire, 1809
Baron Henri Rottembourg (6 July 1769 – 8 February 1857) became a French division commander late in the Napoleonic Wars. He enlisted in an infantry regiment of the French Royal Army in 1784 and was promoted to first lieutenant by 1792. During the War of the First Coalition from 1793 to 1797 he fought mostly in the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse. He was wounded at Verona in 1799 and fought on the Var and at the Mincio in 1800. He transferred to the Imperial Guard in 1806 before fighting at Jena and being named to command an infantry regiment. In 1809 he was wounded at Wagram.
In 1811, Rottembourg was promoted to general of brigade and fought in the French invasion of Russia in 1812 before being sent home to organize units of the Imperial Guard. In 1813, he led a Young Guard brigade at Bautzen and an Old Guard brigade at Leipzig. Late that year he became a general of division. In 1814, he led a Young Guard division at La Rothière, Mormant, Second Bar-sur-Aube and Laubressel. During the Hundred Days he led troops at La Suffel. During the Bourbon Restoration he held several interior posts and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. He retired from the army in 1834. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 10.
Baron HenriRottembourg (6 July 1769 – 8 February 1857) became a French division commander late in the Napoleonic Wars. He enlisted in an infantry regiment...
Rostaing (général de division) Claude Rostollant (général de brigade) HenriRottembourg (général de division) Pierre Rouché (général de division) Pierre-Michel...
Young Guard Division which had two brigades. The 1st Brigade under HenriRottembourg consisted of the 1st and 2nd Tirailleur Regiments while the 2nd Brigade...
Coalition: Austrian Empire Württemberg Commanders and leaders Jean Rapp HenriRottembourg Crown Prince of Württemberg Units involved V Corps III Corps of the...
infantry divisions under Claude Marie Meunier, Pierre Decouz and HenriRottembourg and a Guard cavalry division under Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes. MacDonald...
(1979-), former football player who played for Troyes and Gueugnon HenriRottembourg (1769-1857), soldier, division commander in the Napoleonic Wars Mathilde...
Bridge. HenriRottembourg's division was posted on the Laubressel plateau. The 2nd Division of II Corps linked the positions of Duhesme and Rottembourg, with...
Perrin Victor's II Corps, Étienne Maurice Gérard's Reserve of Paris, HenriRottembourg's Young Guard infantry division, Milhaud's V Cavalry Corps and smaller...
highway. Pierre François Xavier Boyer's division was in the lead with HenriRottembourg's division 200 m (219 yd) farther back. The Imperial Guard artillery...
Spain. Stanislas Leszczyński, King of Poland. Conrad-Alexandre, comte de Rottembourg. Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena. Cristóbal Gregorio Portocarrero...
cantoned near Strassburg. 15th Infantry Division (Commanded by General Rottembourg) 16th Infantry Division (Commanded by General Albert) 17th Infantry Division...
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France
1784–1792, 1815–1830