BRIGADE GENERAL JEAN-MARIE SONGEON: Miniature portrait, First Empire. 30136
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BRIGADIER GENERAL JEAN-MARIE SONGEON: Miniature portrait, First Empire. 30136
Watercolor and gouache. Oval shape, visible height 7.2 cm x 5.8 cm. The brigadier general is depicted in bust, in the background on a monument the inscription "DEFENSE DE St SÉBASTIEN EN 1813" "ARMÉE ANGLAISE" (Defense of St Sebastian in 1813, English Army). Presented with a gilded brass rod, under glass panel, in a varnished wooden frame, height 13.7 cm x 12 cm.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean-Marie Songeon, born on April 3, 1771 in Annecy (Kingdom of Sardinia), died on September 14, 1834 in Maulette (Yvelines), was a Sardinian general of the Revolution and the Empire.
He entered service on June 10, 1787, as an apprentice gunner in the colonial artillery, becoming a second gunner on November 10, 1787, a first gunner on July 15, 1788, and a gunnery expert on August 30, 1789. He participated in campaigns from 1787 to 1790 in Santo Domingo, where he was shot in the right leg on March 10, 1790, at the Battle of Saint-Marc, commanding two mountain guns. He was discharged on October 15, 1791, due to injury.
He returned to service on March 1, 1793, and was elected captain in the 5th battalion of volunteers from Mont-Blanc on June 7 of the same year. Promoted to second lieutenant colonel on the 9th of the same month, he served in the Eastern Pyrenees army. On November 17, 1794, at the Battle of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Monga, he captured the Duke of Grillon-Mahon, whom he saved despite a decree from the National Convention, which prohibited giving quarter to French emigrants under penalty of death. He was shot in the left thigh on May 26, 1795, at the Battle of Bascara, and on June 14 of the same year, during the Battle of Les Moulin, he recaptured the flag taken from his battalion by the Spaniards.
On April 27, 1796, he was attached to the 20th half-brigade of the line, which became the 11th infantry half-brigade, serving with this unit in Italy from the fourth year to the sixth year. He was wounded in the right side on August 5, 1796, at the Battle of Castiglione, and was promoted to battalion commander on December 13, 1797, in the 14th half-brigade of the line. In 1798, he joined General Joubert's staff as a staff officer, and on January 26, 1799, he was sent to Naples to take command of the headquarters of the Naples army. On May 16, 1799, he became aide-de-camp to General Garnier, and on August 2, 1801, he was assigned to the 19th half-brigade of the line.
In the eleventh year of the Republic (1803-1804), he was employed at the camp in Boulogne, and on December 22, 1803, he was appointed major of the 28th line regiment. He was knighted in the Legion of Honor on March 25, 1804. He was promoted to colonel on February 1, 1805, in the 53rd line infantry regiment, and in September, he joined the army in Italy. On October 18, 1805, at the Adige River crossing, his horse was killed under him, and he was promoted to adjutant-commandant on March 30, 1809. He distinguished himself on April 16, 1809, at the Battle of Sacile, and on April 21, he was given command of the fortress of Rocca-d'Anfo and the northern Tyrolean border. He was made a knight of the Empire on August 15, 1809, and on the 21st, he was sent to Moravia to serve as chief of staff to Prince d'Essling.
On March 1, 1810, he was appointed senior commander of the islands of Room, Dordrecht, Hellevoetsluis, and la Brielle in Holland. On October 28, 1810, he was tasked in Avignon with organizing the march battalions destined for the army of Catalonia, and on November 24 of the same year, he assumed the position of chief of staff of the 2nd division of the 9th corps of the army of Portugal. On March 21, 1811, following the dissolution of the army of Portugal, he took on the same role in the 7th government of Spain (Salamanca), and on September 14, 1811, he was appointed senior commander of the province of Zamora, then of Burgos on February 4, 1812.
On June 19, 1813, he was chief of staff and commander of the left wing of the defense line of the city of Saint-Sébastien, and he distinguished himself on July 25 and 27 of the same year. During the battle on the latter date, he took 180 prisoners and was struck by two bullets, but covered himself in glory during the sortie on August 31, defending the breach attacked by the enemy. After multiple efforts, he forced them to abandon the ground they had gained. He was taken prisoner on September 9, 1813, along with the rest of the garrison, after a siege of 77 days. Interned in a prison in England, he learned of his promotion to brigadier general on November 25, 1813.
Released on April 30, 1814, he was appointed commander of the Mont-Blanc department on August 7, 1814, and on August 13, he was sent to Prussia to negotiate the exchange of prisoners of war. He was made a knight of Saint-Louis on August 14, 1814.
During the Hundred Days, the Emperor entrusted him with the general inspection of cavalry in the 14th and 15th military divisions. On June 12, 1815, he commanded the Paris National Guard.
During the Second Restoration, the Duke of Feltre ignored all his requests to be readmitted into service. He was placed on retirement on October 30, 1816, and naturalized as a French citizen on January 30, 1817. He was removed from retirement status and placed on the general staff list on March 22, 1831. Louis-Philippe made him an officer of the Legion of Honor on May 1, 1831, and appointed him as commander of the Seine-Inférieure department on August 29, 1832. He was returned to retirement on May 1, 1833.
He passed away on September 28, 1834, at Maulette Castle and was buried in Houdan. A perpetual concession was purchased in 1840 by his son, Jacques-Nestor Songeon, who would later become a senator for the Seine from 1855 to 1889.
Watercolor and gouache. Oval shape, visible height 7.2 cm x 5.8 cm. The brigadier general is depicted in bust, in the background on a monument the inscription "DEFENSE DE St SÉBASTIEN EN 1813" "ARMÉE ANGLAISE" (Defense of St Sebastian in 1813, English Army). Presented with a gilded brass rod, under glass panel, in a varnished wooden frame, height 13.7 cm x 12 cm.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean-Marie Songeon, born on April 3, 1771 in Annecy (Kingdom of Sardinia), died on September 14, 1834 in Maulette (Yvelines), was a Sardinian general of the Revolution and the Empire.
He entered service on June 10, 1787, as an apprentice gunner in the colonial artillery, becoming a second gunner on November 10, 1787, a first gunner on July 15, 1788, and a gunnery expert on August 30, 1789. He participated in campaigns from 1787 to 1790 in Santo Domingo, where he was shot in the right leg on March 10, 1790, at the Battle of Saint-Marc, commanding two mountain guns. He was discharged on October 15, 1791, due to injury.
He returned to service on March 1, 1793, and was elected captain in the 5th battalion of volunteers from Mont-Blanc on June 7 of the same year. Promoted to second lieutenant colonel on the 9th of the same month, he served in the Eastern Pyrenees army. On November 17, 1794, at the Battle of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Monga, he captured the Duke of Grillon-Mahon, whom he saved despite a decree from the National Convention, which prohibited giving quarter to French emigrants under penalty of death. He was shot in the left thigh on May 26, 1795, at the Battle of Bascara, and on June 14 of the same year, during the Battle of Les Moulin, he recaptured the flag taken from his battalion by the Spaniards.
On April 27, 1796, he was attached to the 20th half-brigade of the line, which became the 11th infantry half-brigade, serving with this unit in Italy from the fourth year to the sixth year. He was wounded in the right side on August 5, 1796, at the Battle of Castiglione, and was promoted to battalion commander on December 13, 1797, in the 14th half-brigade of the line. In 1798, he joined General Joubert's staff as a staff officer, and on January 26, 1799, he was sent to Naples to take command of the headquarters of the Naples army. On May 16, 1799, he became aide-de-camp to General Garnier, and on August 2, 1801, he was assigned to the 19th half-brigade of the line.
In the eleventh year of the Republic (1803-1804), he was employed at the camp in Boulogne, and on December 22, 1803, he was appointed major of the 28th line regiment. He was knighted in the Legion of Honor on March 25, 1804. He was promoted to colonel on February 1, 1805, in the 53rd line infantry regiment, and in September, he joined the army in Italy. On October 18, 1805, at the Adige River crossing, his horse was killed under him, and he was promoted to adjutant-commandant on March 30, 1809. He distinguished himself on April 16, 1809, at the Battle of Sacile, and on April 21, he was given command of the fortress of Rocca-d'Anfo and the northern Tyrolean border. He was made a knight of the Empire on August 15, 1809, and on the 21st, he was sent to Moravia to serve as chief of staff to Prince d'Essling.
On March 1, 1810, he was appointed senior commander of the islands of Room, Dordrecht, Hellevoetsluis, and la Brielle in Holland. On October 28, 1810, he was tasked in Avignon with organizing the march battalions destined for the army of Catalonia, and on November 24 of the same year, he assumed the position of chief of staff of the 2nd division of the 9th corps of the army of Portugal. On March 21, 1811, following the dissolution of the army of Portugal, he took on the same role in the 7th government of Spain (Salamanca), and on September 14, 1811, he was appointed senior commander of the province of Zamora, then of Burgos on February 4, 1812.
On June 19, 1813, he was chief of staff and commander of the left wing of the defense line of the city of Saint-Sébastien, and he distinguished himself on July 25 and 27 of the same year. During the battle on the latter date, he took 180 prisoners and was struck by two bullets, but covered himself in glory during the sortie on August 31, defending the breach attacked by the enemy. After multiple efforts, he forced them to abandon the ground they had gained. He was taken prisoner on September 9, 1813, along with the rest of the garrison, after a siege of 77 days. Interned in a prison in England, he learned of his promotion to brigadier general on November 25, 1813.
Released on April 30, 1814, he was appointed commander of the Mont-Blanc department on August 7, 1814, and on August 13, he was sent to Prussia to negotiate the exchange of prisoners of war. He was made a knight of Saint-Louis on August 14, 1814.
During the Hundred Days, the Emperor entrusted him with the general inspection of cavalry in the 14th and 15th military divisions. On June 12, 1815, he commanded the Paris National Guard.
During the Second Restoration, the Duke of Feltre ignored all his requests to be readmitted into service. He was placed on retirement on October 30, 1816, and naturalized as a French citizen on January 30, 1817. He was removed from retirement status and placed on the general staff list on March 22, 1831. Louis-Philippe made him an officer of the Legion of Honor on May 1, 1831, and appointed him as commander of the Seine-Inférieure department on August 29, 1832. He was returned to retirement on May 1, 1833.
He passed away on September 28, 1834, at Maulette Castle and was buried in Houdan. A perpetual concession was purchased in 1840 by his son, Jacques-Nestor Songeon, who would later become a senator for the Seine from 1855 to 1889.
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