Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne [SEP] place of death
Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne
Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne, Count d'Espagne and of the Empire (born 16 February 1769 in Auch, died 21 May 1809 on the island of Lobau) was a French cavalry commander of the French Revolutionary Wars, who rose to the top military rank of General of Division and took part to the Napoleonic Wars.
Revolutionary Wars.
Born in Auch in a modest family, Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne enlisted in 1787 as a soldier in the "Dragons de la Reine
Cavalry divisions, led by Nansouty, Raymond-Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint-Sulpice and Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne respectively. Each division consisted of four regiments of cuirassiers, while the 1st Division also had two regiments of Carabiniers-à-Cheval. There was also a light cavalry division under Lasalle. On 21 May in the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Bessières led 7,000 horsemen in a series of clashes with their Austrian foes in the open ground between the villages. During the day Espagne was killed by an Austrian