Jacques-Louis-François Delaistre de Tilly (; 2 February 1749,

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– 10 January 1822,

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) became a

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in the French army during the

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. He led a cavalry division in a number of battles during the

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. His name is inscribed under the

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Service

*29 November 1792 :

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of the 6th Regiment of Dragoons *21 April 1793 : General of Brigade *2 December 1793 :

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*23 December 1793 : Commanded troops at the

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*5 May 1801 : Commander in chief of the

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*11 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen *14 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Elchingen *17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Schleiz *17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the

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*6 November 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the

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*25 January 1807 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the

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*21 June 1813 : Commanded the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Army of the South at the

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Glover, p. 392

Decorations

*25 March 1809 : Chevalier d'Empire *23 April 1812 : Baron d'Empire

Honours

* TILLY is engraved on Column 4 of the

Footnotes

References

Printed materials

* Smith, Digby. ''The Napoleonic Wars Data Book.'' London: Greenhill, 1998. * Glover, Michael. ''The Peninsular War 1807-1814.'' London: Penguin, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:De Tilly, Jacques Louis François Delaistre 1749 births 1822 deaths People from Vernon, Eure Republican military leaders of the War in the Vendée French Republican military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe