MenuGeneral Henri Jacques Martin Lagarde
Born: May 13, 1770
Place of Birth: Lodève, Hérault, France
Died: December 30, 1822
Place of Death: Lodève, France
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Henri Jacques Martin Lagarde began his military career in July of 1792 when he was commissioned as a sous-lieutenant in the 13th Infantry Regiment. Sent to the Army of the Rhine that year, the following year he was sent to the Army of the Moselle. In 1794 Lagarde joined the Army of the Sambre and Meuse and in 1795 he was promoted to lieutenant in the 26th Demi-Brigade. Lagarde then went on to serve with the Army of Italy in 1796 and he was promoted to capitaine that November. In 1798 he was designated for the Army of the Orient and he participated in the expedition to Egypt. Once there, Lagarde went on to serve at the defense of Kosseïr and then in 1800 he distinguished himself on an expedition to Upper Egypt. In June of 1800 General Kléber promoted Lagarde to chef de bataillon and then in November Lagarde became an aide-de-camp to General Morand. Lagarde returned to France in 1801.
In 1803 Lagarde joined the Army of the Coasts of the Ocean and he was assigned to the camp of Saint-Omer. After the Grande Armée marched east in 1805 to confront the Third Coalition, Lagarde joined the staff of Saint-Hilaire's division in IV Corps. He served at the Battle of Austerlitz in December where he was wounded by a shot to the right arm. In March of 1806 Lagarde joined Morand's 1st Division in III Corps and he served with them in 1806. In March of 1807 he was promoted to colonel of the 21st Light which was assigned to Gazan's division in V Corps.
In 1808 Lagarde and his unit were sent to Spain and that October he was named a Baron of the Empire. He continued to serve in Spain and in May of 1811 he distinguished himself at Albuera . After serving in Spain for another two years, Lagarde was promoted to général de brigade in May of 1813, and then he was employed in the 4th Division of the Young Guard. Next serving in Saxony, he took command of the 1st Brigade of Turreau's 51st Division in Marshal Augereau's IX Corps. After the French army retreated back to France after the loss at Leipzig , Lagarde joined IV Corps and then took part in the defense of Mainz.
After Napoleon's abdication in April of 1814 Lagarde returned to France where he was put on non-activity but also named a Knight of Saint Louis and Commander of the Legion of Honor. When Napoleon returned from exile in 1815 for the Hundred Days, Lagarde was named commander of the 2nd Brigade of Berthezène's 11th Division in Vandamme's III Corps. Lagarde served at the affair of Namur on June 20th where he was wounded in the chest. After the second Bourbon Restoration, Lagarde was put on non-activity.
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