Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières

Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières
Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières
	The name Thomieres is fifth from the bottom on Column 38
Born	18 August 1771; Sérignan, France
Died	22 July 1812 (aged 40); Salamanca, Spain
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Infantry, Staff
Years of service	1793–1812
Rank	General of Brigade
Battles/wars	War of the First Coalition War of the Pyrenees (1793–1795); Second Battle of Dego (1796); Battle of Mondovì (1796); Battle of Lodi (1796); Battle of Bassano (1796); Battle of Arcole (1796); ; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Montebello (1800); Battle of Marengo (1800); ; War of the Fourth Coalition; Peninsular War Invasion of Portugal (1807); Battle of Roliça (1808); Battle of Vimeiro (1808); Battle of Corunna (1809); Battle of Bussaco (1810); Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (1811); Battle of Salamanca (1812); ;
Awards	Légion d'Honneur, 1807
Other work	Baron of the Empire, 1809

Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɡijom baʁtelemi tɔmjɛʁ]; 18 August 1771 – 22 July 1812) was a French officer of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

He was killed in action at Salamanca while commanding an Imperial French infantry division.

Thomières is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 38.

Career

He joined the army of the French First Republic in 1793 and fought the Spanish. He transferred to the Army of Italy in 1796 and was present at the battles of Dego, Mondovì, Lodi, Bassano, and Arcole. In 1800 he fought at Montebello and Marengo as an aide-de-camp to Claude Perrin Victor.

In 1806 Thomières joined the staff of Marshal Jean Lannes and served in Prussia and Poland. He was promoted to general officer in July 1807 and participated in the 1807 invasion of Portugal. On 20 August 1808 he was wounded while leading his brigade at Vimeiro.

Thomières led a brigade at Corunna, Bussaco, and Fuentes de Oñoro before being appointed to head a division.

References

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Pelet, Jean Jacques (1973). Horward, Donald D. (ed.). The French Campaign in Portugal 1810-1811: An Account by Jean Jacques Pelet. Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0658-7.
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