Charles Victor Jacquot (1862-1922) was a French general during

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. He commanded the

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throughout the war as well as participating across key battles of the

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Biography

Charles Jacquot was born in

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, on 22 September 1862. In 1882 he entered the

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. In 1884, he was second lieutenant in the . In 1893 he was made captain in the 38th Infantry Regiment. In 1910, then a lieutenant-colonel, he was given command of the

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. At the time of the entry into

he was colonel of the 107th Infantry Regiment and distinguished himself on several occasions such as on 22 August 1914, at Harifontaine,

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and 28 August when he broke off a German attack. Charles Jacquot's effectiveness was further noted during the

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. On 27 October 1914, he was then promoted to brigadier general on the battlefield and the 6 November 1914, he was placed at the head of the

which he led during the

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and with which he took Vimy Ridge on 27 September 1915. On 25 September 1915, in an observation post, he had been injured in the right shoulder by the same bullet that had just struck his chief of staff, but nevertheless refused to leave his post, which earned him a second summons to the army order in November 1915. In April 1916, he commanded an army corps and on 22 June the same year, he was promoted to divisionary general. He then commanded the 35th Army Corps and took part in the

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from July to September. In 1917, he occupied the Chemin des Dames. On 9 June 1918, his units halt the German Courcelles-Ayancourt offensive. On 19 July 1918, he was given the Commander of the

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. General Jacquot resumed service at the Chemin des Dames and entered Rocroi on 11 November 1918. He was given command of the 21st Army Corps at Épinal, then, in January 1922, the 33rd Army Corps participated in the

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. Jacquot died on 22 June 1922, at

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as a result of gas poisoning suffered in Verdun in 1916.Certificat de décès
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Awards

*Commander of the

(19 July 2022) *

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* 1914–1918 Commemorative war medal

References

Bibliography

* « Le général Jacquot », in '' Le Pays de France'', no. 189, 30 May 1918, p. 3 * J. J. Martin et Félix Chevrier (dir.), ''Nos Vosges. Livre d'or des Vosgiens'', J.-J. Martin, Paris, 1947, p. 347 * Albert Ronsin, ''Les Vosgiens célèbres. Dictionnaire biographique illustré'', Éditions Gérard Louis, Vagney, 1990, p. 202 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacquot, Charles 1862 births 1922 deaths French military personnel of World War I People from Vosges (department) French generals École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni Commanders of the Legion of Honour