Général Louis-Nicolas de Razout - Metz, France
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N 49° 08.030 E 006° 11.703
32U E 295400 N 5446121
[EN] Tomb of General Razout, in the National Necropolis of Metz. [FR] Tombe du général Razout, dans la nécropole Nationale de Metz.
Waymark Code: WM1C58P
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 06/07/2025
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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"Buried here, General Razout became an officer in January 1792. A battalion commander on the battlefield on 5 November 1797, he assisted Bonaparte during his coup d’état of 18 Brumaire. A general in 1807, then a divisional general in 1811, he distinguished himself on many battlefields of the Empire, in particular Novi, Austerlitz, Jena, Lubeck, Eylau, Saragossa, Wagram, Mojaisk and Dresden. He died in Metz on 10 January 1820. His name appears on the columns of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris."

Sources : The Tomb

Sources : Le Général

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"Général et colonisateur français, il commença sa carrière en Algérie et à la Guadeloupe. Envoyé au Sénégal en 1852, il y fut gouverneur entre 1854 et 1865 : il lutta contre les tribus (Maures, Toucouleurs), annexa le pays des Ouolofs et le Cayor, organisa l’administration et la mise en valeur économique de la colonie et créa le port de Dakar. Gambetta le nomma en novembre 1870 à la tête de l’armée du Nord, mais malgré quelques succès, il fut vaincu à Saint-Quentin. Député du Nord en 1871, il en fut sénateur de 1879 à 1888.

On lit parfois que ce tombeau est un cénotaphe, et que Faidherbe est inhumé ailleurs : il n’en est rien. Inhumé en un premier temps aux Invalides, ses restes furent ultérieurement transférés dans ce caveau, sarcophage orné d’un médaillon par Eugène Déplechin. "

Sources : Le Monument

Sources : Le Général

Description:
Second Lieutenant on January 12, 1792, in the 51st Infantry Regiment from the 27th Infantry Regiment of the Line.
Lieutenant on March 8, 1792, Captain on October 13, 1796 - Made Battalion Commander on the battlefield on November 5, 1797
Colonel on November 1, 1799. Incumbent on the 104th Half Brigade on June 3, 1801, of the 94th Infantry Regiment. of the Line on October 5, 1803
Brigadier General on February 14, 1807, Division General on July 31, 1811
The battlefields of Novi, Austerlitz, Jena, Lubeck, Eylau, Saragossa, Wagram, Mojaisk, and Dresden bore witness to the exploits and glory of this warrior, whose valor and merit alone secured his advancement and reputation.

Date of birth: 03/08/1772

Date of death: 01/10/1820

Area of notoriety: Military

Marker Type: Monument

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Free visits all year round / Visites libres toute l’année

Fee required?: No

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