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Jean Maximilien Lamarque (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maksimiljɛ̃ lamaʁk]; 22 July 1770 – 1 June 1832) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars who later became a member of the French Parliament. Lamarque served with distinction in many of Napoleon's campaigns.
On 1 June 1832, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, a popular former Army commander who became a member of the French parliament and was critical of the monarchy, died of cholera. The riots that followed his funeral sparked the rebellion. This was the last outbreak of violence linked with the July Revolution of 1830.
Jean-Baptiste Théodore Lamarque d'Arrouzat (général de brigade) Jean Maximilien Lamarque (général de division) Henri François Lambert (général de brigade) Urbain François Lambert (général de brigade) Charles Pierre de Lamer (général de division) Alexandre Théodore Victor de Lameth (général de division)
Hundred Years' War (1415–1429): An English army under King Henry V landed in the north of France. 1415: 25 October: Battle of Agincourt: A major loss to the French in the Hundred Years' War (1415–1429) [1] 1418: 30 May: The army of John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, captured Paris. The dauphin, the future Charles VII, fled. 1419: 20 September
The Battle of Rocheserviere was fought at Rocheservière on the 20 June 1815, between Vendéan Royalists, who had remained loyal to King Louis XVIII during the Hundred Days, and Napoleon's Army of the West, commanded by General Jean Maximilien Lamarque. The battle ended with the defeat of the Royalist forces.
Commanded by General Jean Maximilien Lamarque, the army was formed to suppress the Royalist insurrection in the Vendée region of France, which remained loyal to King Louis XVIII during the Hundred Days. The army contained line units as well as gendarmes and volunteers. Its composition in June was:
French Shined during the Nine Years' War, leading French armies to famous triumphs at Fleurus and Landen, among others. Vauban: 1633–1707 French Arguably the greatest military engineer of all time, Vauban restructured the French defensive system so thoroughly that France became almost impregnable for much of the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Directory (also called Directorate; French: le Directoire [diʁɛktwaʁ] ⓘ) was the governing five-member committee in the French First Republic from 26 October 1795 (4 Brumaire an IV) until November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the Consulate.