"General Jean Sarrazin... the traitor." Topic

"A close friend of Marshal Bernadotte, Jean Sarrazin was known for intriguing notoriously much like his friend to advance his career, though given their differing outcomes he was considerably less adept at it than Bernadotte. Jean Sarrazin first joined the army when he enlisted in the dragoons in 1786 at age sixteen. After the arrival of the Revolution, in 1792 he joined the free company of Saint-Maurice as a lieutenant and served in the Army of the North. The next year Sarrazin was promoted to capitaine and he served in the Army of the Moselle and the Army of the West, and then in 1794 he served with the Army of the Ardennes. That year he fought at Fleurus in June and then later he served at Coblentz before he received a promotion to chef de bataillon. Sarrazin went on to serve under Kléber at the siege of Maestricht and then he was promoted to chef de brigade in June of 1795.

In July of 1796 Sarrazin was appointed chief of staff to General Bernadotte, beginning a close friendship that would last for years. At the end of the year he followed Bernadotte to the Army of Italy, and then in 1797 he served as governor of Udine. In 1798 Sarrazin joined the Army of England and that August he took part in the expedition to Ireland, serving under General Humbert. After disembarking at Ireland and seizing Killala, Sarrazin was promoted to général de brigade by Humbert the next day. Continuing the fight, Sarrazin served at Balayna and Castlebar later in the week and he was then promoted to général de division by Humbert, having been a brigadier general for less than a week. Unfortunately, the expedition was a failure, and Sarrazin was taken prisoner at Ballinamuck when the outnumbered French surrendered. However, he was quickly exchanged and returned to France, though his promotions received from General Humbert were disregarded.

Sarrazin was next sent to the Army of Naples and he served in Italy throughout 1799. That April he commanded the advance guard of Olivier's division and he occupied Brindisi before evacuating it and then winning at Castellamare. In June Sarrazin served on the Trebbia, and then in October the Directory confirmed his promotion to général de brigade and appointed him commander at Angers…"
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Already back then problems with sarazzins.;)

For non French speaking : sarrazins= saracens

(smile)

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