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Boussart
Boussart is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André Joseph Boussart (1758–1813), French soldier and general * Caroline Boussart (1808–1891), Belgian writer See also * Boussard Boussard is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Hervé Boussard (1966–2013), French cyclist *Vincent Boussard Vincent Boussard (born 21 April 1969) is a French opera and theatre director. First a specialist for early opera, he ..., surname {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Joseph Boussart
André Joseph Boussart or André Joseph Boussard (13 November 1758 – 11 August 1813) was a French soldier and general. He enlisted in the army of Habsburg Austria as a youth. A Belgian by birth, he joined the Brabant Revolution against Austria and fled to France when the rebellion collapsed. He soon found himself fighting for France during the French Revolutionary Wars. Promoted to general officer during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, he returned to France where he held several non-combat posts. He commanded a dragoon brigade during the 1805 and 1806–1807 campaigns. At Prenzlau he led a highly successful charge against forces of the Kingdom of Prussia, capturing many soldiers and cannon. After the battle his cavalry participated in the mopping up operations in Prussia. He was wounded fighting the Russians at Czarnowo and Pultusk. He transferred to Spain in 1808 where he was captured in the Bailén debacle. He was exchanged and fought in many battles at the head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Boussart
Caroline Boussart (12 December 1808, Binche - 2 December 1891, Bruges) was a Belgian feminist, journalist, and managing director. Boussart founded the newspaper ''Journal de Bruges'', with her husband, the map maker and editor, Philippe Christian Popp, which she managed from 1837 to 1891. She was its publication director for half a century. She is regarded as a pioneer for her sex in Belgian media. Biography When Caroline was a child, her father, Félix Boussart, was imprisoned at Trnava after the surrender of Dresden in 1813. He died the following year at the House of the Invalids in Pest (Maison des Invalides de Pest). On her mother, originally from Abbeville in Northern France, she was related to the famous navigator Picot (Baron of La Peyrouse), to the painter François Picot and to the poet Millevoye. She married Philippe Christian Popp, with whom she had eight children. Fascinated by Brugge, she desired to restore her adopted city to its prior splendor, which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
