Augustin Gabriel d'Aboville

Augustin Gabriel d'Aboville (20 March 1773 – 15 August 1820) was a French general de brigade (brigadier general). He was the older brother of Augustin-Marie d'Aboville. He was born in La Fère, Aisne, Picardy. He participated in the Battle of Stockach (1799), Battle of Corunna, Battle of Talavera and the Battle of Vitoria. He was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis and a commander in the Legion of Honour (awarded 23 June 1810). Under the First French Empire, he was made a baron by emperor Napoleon on 20 February 1812. After the Bourbon Restoration, he served in the Chamber of Peers.

Augustin Gabriel d'Aboville
Born(1773-03-20)20 March 1773
La Fère, Ainse, Picardy
Died15 August 1820(1820-08-15) (aged 47)
Allegiance France
RankBrigadier General
Battles/warsWar of the Second Coalition
  • Battle of Stockack

Peninsular War

AwardsOrder of Saint Louis Legion of Honour
RelationsBrigadier General Augustin-Marie d'Aboville (younger brother) General François-Marie d'Aboville (father)

References
  • https://sites.google.com/site/laferesyndinit/
  • Mullié, Charles (1852). "Aboville (Augustin-Gabriel, comte d')" . Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850  (in French). Paris: Poignavant et Compagnie.
  • "Notice no. LH/4/7". Base Léonore (in French).


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