Colonel Ferdinand-Isaac de Rovéréa (

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, 10 February 1763 -- Baveno, 8 August 1829 ) was a Swiss military officer and

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, who fought in French and British service during the

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Biography

After serving in Erlachts' Swiss with the French army,Émigré & foreign troops in British service (1)
1793-1802 By René Chartrand, Patrice Courcelle Rovéréa enrolled in the service of the

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. In February 1798, Rovéréa constituted a 600-man strong "Faithful Legion" (''Légion fidèle'') to defend Bern against Revolutionary influence from France. On 5 March, French troops invaded Switzerland, capturing the city of Bern, and Rovéréa gave battle near

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; he surrendered three days later in

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. The next year, Rovéréa was exiled to Germany, where he constituted a 14-company regiment fighting with the British, comprising two chasseur companies. They took part in several battles, sustaining heavy casualties. Rovéréa returned to Switzerland in 1801, and became one of the leaders of the Aristocratic Party of

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. He eventually came to terms with the independence of Vaud from Bern.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roverea, Ferdinand-Isaac De Swiss military officers 1829 deaths 1763 births