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Wounded at the [[Siege of Menin]], receiving a bayonet stab in the chest. On 1 May 1793, he was appointed [[lieutenant]] in the 19th Regiment of Chasseurs, and campaigned in [[Vendée]] during the revolt. |
Wounded at the [[Siege of Menin]], receiving a bayonet stab in the chest. On 1 May 1793, he was appointed [[lieutenant]] in the 19th Regiment of Chasseurs, and campaigned in [[Vendée]] during the revolt. |
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He was also part of the expedition to Ireland. There was mainly observed on 20 Fructidor 1798, at the [[Battle of Castlebar]] with Captain Louis |
He was also part of the expedition to Ireland. There was mainly observed on 20 Fructidor 1798, at the [[Battle of Castlebar]] with Captain [[Louis de Crestou]], killed in action, head 40 of the third cavalry regiment, he lay down their arms in an English regiment, took off four pieces of cannon and the gunners took to flight. The panic then won the British ranks, who were routed. Some soldiers of the militia of Longford and Kilkenny ran to join the rebels and take part in the fight against their former allies. A unit of cavalry and regular infantry British tried to stand up well, but were quickly overwhelmed. |
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At the [[Battle of Ostrach]], he was attached to the Advanced Guard, commanded by [[François Joseph Lefebvre]], and he was caught between the Austrian and French fire at the village of Hosskirch; his troops took heavy casualties. Unable to escape from the village without being defeated, he took advantage of a thick fog to hide his column. He maneuvered through the channel of the [[Ostrach (stream)|Ostrach]] and managed to join with the 2nd Division at Riedhausen. Jourdan praised him for his coolness and courage under fire in this dangerous and difficult withdrawal. Later that same year, while in the Army of the Rhine, he was at the siege of Philipsburg. |
At the [[Battle of Ostrach]], he was attached to the Advanced Guard, commanded by [[François Joseph Lefebvre]], and he was caught between the Austrian and French fire at the village of Hosskirch; his troops took heavy casualties. Unable to escape from the village without being defeated, he took advantage of a thick fog to hide his column. He maneuvered through the channel of the [[Ostrach (stream)|Ostrach]] and managed to join with the 2nd Division at Riedhausen. Jourdan praised him for his coolness and courage under fire in this dangerous and difficult withdrawal. Later that same year, while in the Army of the Rhine, he was at the siege of Philipsburg. |
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François-Xavier Octavie Fontaine | |
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| Born | November 7, 1762 Saint-Remy, Haute-Saône |
| Died | May 17, 1812 (aged 49) Paris |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France .svg){kind=small} Kingdom of France French First Republic First French Empire |
| Battles / wars | American War of Independence French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Baron of the Empire |
François-Xavier Octavie Fontaine (7 November 1762 in Saint-Remy, Haute-Saône - 17 May 1812 in Paris) served in the French military in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars.
Biography
Fontaine enlisted in 1778 and participated in the American Revolution from 1779 to 1782, under command of Rochambeau. In particular, he distinguished himself at the Siege of Pensacola in 1781.
Wounded at the Siege of Menin, receiving a bayonet stab in the chest. On 1 May 1793, he was appointed lieutenant in the 19th Regiment of Chasseurs, and campaigned in Vendée during the revolt.
He was also part of the expedition to Ireland. There was mainly observed on 20 Fructidor 1798, at the Battle of Castlebar with Captain Louis de Crestou, killed in action, head 40 of the third cavalry regiment, he lay down their arms in an English regiment, took off four pieces of cannon and the gunners took to flight. The panic then won the British ranks, who were routed. Some soldiers of the militia of Longford and Kilkenny ran to join the rebels and take part in the fight against their former allies. A unit of cavalry and regular infantry British tried to stand up well, but were quickly overwhelmed.
At the Battle of Ostrach, he was attached to the Advanced Guard, commanded by François Joseph Lefebvre, and he was caught between the Austrian and French fire at the village of Hosskirch; his troops took heavy casualties. Unable to escape from the village without being defeated, he took advantage of a thick fog to hide his column. He maneuvered through the channel of the Ostrach and managed to join with the 2nd Division at Riedhausen. Jourdan praised him for his coolness and courage under fire in this dangerous and difficult withdrawal. Later that same year, while in the Army of the Rhine, he was at the siege of Philipsburg.
Following the campaigns against Austria and Prussia in 1805 and 1806, he went to Spain, where he participated in the Peninsular War. He returned to France in 1810; Napoleon raised him to baron of the empire and he died in Paris, 17 May 1812.
References
- This article incorporates text from the French Wikipedia.