Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly

Jacques-Louis-François Delaistre de Tilly (2 February 1749, Vernon, Eure – 10 January 1822, Paris) became a general officer in the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a cavalry division in a number of battles during the Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly
Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly
Born(1749-02-02)2 February 1749
Vernon, Eure, France
Died10 January 1822(1822-01-10) (aged 72)
Paris, France
Allegiance France
Service/branchCavalry
RankGeneral of Division
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars

Napoleonic Wars

AwardsBaron d'Empire (1812)

Service
  • 29 November 1792 : Colonel of the 6th Regiment of Dragoons
  • 21 April 1793 : General of Brigade
  • 2 December 1793 : General of Division
  • 23 December 1793 : Commanded troops at the Battle of Savenay
  • 5 May 1801 : Commander in chief of the Armée de l'Ouest
  • 11 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen[1]
  • 14 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Elchingen[2]
  • 17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Schleiz[3]
  • 17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Halle[4]
  • 6 November 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Lübeck[5]
  • 25 January 1807 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Mohrungen[6]
  • 21 June 1813 : Commanded the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Army of the South at the Battle of Vitoria[7]

Decorations
  • 25 March 1809 : Chevalier d'Empire
  • 23 April 1812 : Baron d'Empire

Honours

Footnotes
  1. Smith, p 203
  2. Smith, p 204
  3. Smith, p 223
  4. Smith, p 227
  5. Smith, p 231
  6. Smith, p 240
  7. Glover, p 392

References

Printed materials
  • Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9
  • Glover, Michael. The Peninsular War 1807-1814. London: Penguin, 2001. ISBN 0-14-139041-7
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