Alexandre Charles Perrégaux
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| Birth name | Alexandre Charles Perrégaux |
| Born | 21 October 1791 Neuchâtel (then in person union with the Kingdom of Prussia) |
| Died | 6 November 1837 Mediterranean Sea |
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| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1817-1837 |
| Rank | Maréchal de camp |
| Battles / wars | French conquest of Algeria
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| Spouse(s) | Cécile de Pourtalès (death 1830)[1] |
Alexandre Charles Perrégaux (21 October 1791 - 6 November 1837) was a French Army officer who participated in the French conquest of Algeria.[2]
Family
[edit]Alexandre Charles Perrégaux was born in Neuchâtel on 21 October 1791, the second son of Charles Albert Henri Perregaux (1757-1831) who was state councilor, colonel inspector of militias and knight of the red eagle.[3]
He had married Cécile de Pourtalès in Neuchâtel on 5 December 1825. Cécile, who was born on 9 September 1804, predeceased her husband, dying in Paris on 24 March 1830.[4] The couple had no surviving children.
Injury and death
[edit]Perrégaux took part in the Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha, and was present at the Siege of Constantine on 12 October 1837 when General Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont was killed by a cannonball.[5] While attempting to reach Damrémont and recover his body, Perrégaux was struck by a bullet which passed through his nose and into the palate of his mouth.[6] He was knocked unconscious and wounded on Damrémont's body.[7]
Perregaux was rushed back by his soldiers to the town of Annaba, and embarked on a boat to take him back to France.[8] He died at sea while crossing the Mediterranean.[1][9]
The boat carrying him docked in a port on the island of Sardinia, and he was buried in a cemetery in the city of Cagliari.[10]
Bibliography
[edit]- Valentin Devoisins (1838). Recueil de documents sur l'expédition et la prise de Constantine. Paris: Joseph Corréard, Éditeur. pp. 25–29.
- Frédéric Alexandre Marie Jeanneret (1863). Biographie neuchâteloise, Volume 2. Le Locle: Eugène Courvoisier, Libraire-Éditeur. pp. 186–193.
- Société historique algérienne (1871). Revue africaine. Volume 15. Algiers: Bastide, Libraire-Éditeur. pp. 5–13.
- Narcisse Faucon (1890). Le livre d'or de l'Algérie: histoire politique, militaire, administrative. Paris: Augustin Challamel, Éditeur. p. 449.
- Jules de Cuverville (1899). Armée, marine, colonies, Volume 1. Paris: Éditions des Armées de Terre et de Mer. pp. 193–195.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bulletin de la Société héraldique etʹgenéalogique de France - Société héraldique et généalogique de France, Paris - Google Livres". 1895. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Faucon, Narcisse (1890). "Le livre d'or de l'Algérie: histoire politique, militaire, administrative ... - Narcisse Faucon - Google Livres". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Archivum heraldicum - Google Livres". 1899. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Archivum heraldicum - Google Livres". 1899. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Biographie neuchâteloise - Frédéric Alexandre Marie Jeanneret - Google Livres". 1863. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Revue africaine - Google Livres". 1871. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Devoisins, V. (1840). "Expéditions de Constantine: accompagnées de réflexions sur nos possessions d ... - V. Devoisins - Google Livres". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Devoisins, Valentin (1838). "Recueil de documents sur l'expédition et la prise de Constantine - Valentin Devoisins - Google Livres". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Biographie neuchâteloise - Frédéric Alexandre Marie Jeanneret - Google Livres". 1863. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Cuverville, Jules de (1899). "Armée, marine, colonies - Google Livres". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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