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[[File:Peirson pub Jersey.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Peirson pub, where Rullecourt died from wounds received in battle.]] |
[[File:Peirson pub Jersey.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Peirson pub, where Rullecourt died from wounds received in battle.]] |
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[[File:Baron de Rullecourt Saint Hélyi Jèrri.jpg|thumb|Memorial stone of Baron de Rullecourt in [[Parish Church of St Helier|Saint Helier Parish church]]yard where the Baron was buried]] |
[[File:Baron de Rullecourt Saint Hélyi Jèrri.jpg|thumb|Memorial stone of Baron de Rullecourt in [[Parish Church of St Helier|Saint Helier Parish church]]yard where the Baron was buried]] |
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'''Philipe Charles Félix Macquart, Baron de Rullecourt''' was a French soldier who became a [[general]] of the [[Kingdom of France]]. In 1781, he was mortally wounded commanding the attempted invasion of Jersey at the [[Battle of Jersey]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Philipe Charles |
Philipe Charles Félix Macquart was born in [[Artois]] in a wealthy family originating in [[Orléans]]. His title "Baron de Rullecourt" was self-bestowed, and was a soldier for hire. He was placed in command of French troops during the [[Franco-Dutch Invasion of Jersey|1779 failed invasion of Jersey]], as second-in-command to the [[Karl_Heinrich_von_Nassau-Siegen|Prince of Nassau-Siegen]]. |
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Two years later, he launched another invasion attempt on Jersey. His second-in-command [[Mir Sayyad]] advised him to ransack the island and to kill all civilians, but instead the commander captured the governor [[Moses Corbet]], and used him as a tool to try and engineer a British surrender. But the British soldiers on the island refused to surrender, and Philippe was mortally wounded in the following battle in which the British outnumbered the French. Rullecourt died a day later of his wounds, in the modern-day Peirson Pub. He had failed in his attempt to bluff the British into surrender. |
Two years later, he launched another invasion attempt on Jersey. His second-in-command [[Mir Sayyad]] advised him to ransack the island and to kill all civilians, but instead the commander captured the governor [[Moses Corbet]], and used him as a tool to try and engineer a British surrender. But the British soldiers on the island refused to surrender, and Philippe was mortally wounded in the following battle in which the British outnumbered the French. Rullecourt died a day later of his wounds, in the modern-day Peirson Pub. He had failed in his attempt to bluff the British into surrender. |
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| NAME = Rullecourt, Phillippe De |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = French army general |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 9 July 1744 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Flanders]], Belgium |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 7 January 1781 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Jersey]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:20, 2 April 2022
Philipe de Rullecort | |
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,_Baron_de_Rullecourt.jpg) Philipe, Baron de Rullecort | |
| Born | 9 July 1744 |
| Died | 7 January 1781 (aged 36) Jersey |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France |
| Service | French Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Franco-Dutch Invasion of Jersey Battle of Jersey |
| Awards | Baron of Rullecourt |
Philipe Charles Félix Macquart, Baron de Rullecourt was a French soldier who became a general of the Kingdom of France. In 1781, he was mortally wounded commanding the attempted invasion of Jersey at the Battle of Jersey.
Biography
[edit]Philipe Charles Félix Macquart was born in Artois in a wealthy family originating in Orléans. His title "Baron de Rullecourt" was self-bestowed, and was a soldier for hire. He was placed in command of French troops during the 1779 failed invasion of Jersey, as second-in-command to the Prince of Nassau-Siegen.
Two years later, he launched another invasion attempt on Jersey. His second-in-command Mir Sayyad advised him to ransack the island and to kill all civilians, but instead the commander captured the governor Moses Corbet, and used him as a tool to try and engineer a British surrender. But the British soldiers on the island refused to surrender, and Philippe was mortally wounded in the following battle in which the British outnumbered the French. Rullecourt died a day later of his wounds, in the modern-day Peirson Pub. He had failed in his attempt to bluff the British into surrender.
References
[edit]http://www.guernsey-society.org.uk/donkipedia/index.php5?title=Baron_de_Rullecourt