Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure participated in the Napoleonic campaigns of Prussia, Poland andSpain. He distinguished himself at the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in 1812, leading a 300 men against a far superior enemy in number. Although injured during the engagement, he managed to reach Salamanca with a hundred survivors.
Following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, he was sentenced to death and went into exile in Brussels for 3 years. He came out of retirement in 1830 during the July Revolution. He died of cholera in 1832.
Following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, he was sentenced to death and went into exile in Brussels for 3 years. He came out of retirement in 1830 during the July Revolution. He died of cholera in 1832.
Laurent Augustin Pelletier de Chambure participated in the Napoleonic campaigns of Prussia, Poland andSpain. He distinguished himself at the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in 1812, leading a 300 men against a far superior enemy in number. Although injured during the engagement, he managed to reach Salamanca with a hundred survivors.
Following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, he was sentenced to death and went into exile in Brussels for 3 years. He came out of retirement in 1830 during the July Revolution. He died of cholera in 1832.
Following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, he was sentenced to death and went into exile in Brussels for 3 years. He came out of retirement in 1830 during the July Revolution. He died of cholera in 1832.
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Lieutenant Colonel
Du 1er Empire
Auguste
PELLETIER de CHAMBURE
1789-1832
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