Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly

Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly
Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly
Born	(1749-02-02)2 February 1749 Vernon, Eure, France
Died	10 January 1822(1822-01-10) (aged 72) Paris, France
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	Cavalry
Rank	General of Division
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Savenay Napoleonic Wars Battle of Haslach-Jungingen Battle of Elchingen Battle of Lübeck Battle of Vitoria
Awards	Baron d'Empire (1812)

Jacques-Louis-François Delaistre de Tilly (French pronunciation: [ʒak lwi fʁɑ̃swa dəlɛstʁ də tili]; 2 February 1749, Vernon, Eure – 10 January 1822, Paris) became a general officer in the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a cavalry division in a number of battles during the Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

• 29 November 1792 : Colonel of the 6th Regiment of Dragoons
• 21 April 1793 : General of Brigade
• 2 December 1793 : General of Division
• 23 December 1793 : Commanded troops at the Battle of Savenay
• 5 May 1801 : Commander in chief of the Armée de l'Ouest
• 11 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen^[1]
• 14 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Elchingen^[2]
• 17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Schleiz^[3]
• 17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Halle^[4]
• 6 November 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Lübeck^[5]
• 25 January 1807 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Mohrungen^[6]
• 21 June 1813 : Commanded the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Army of the South at the Battle of Vitoria^[7]

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

• TILLY is engraved on Column 4 of the Arc de Triomphe

• Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9
• Glover, Michael. The Peninsular War 1807-1814. London: Penguin, 2001. ISBN 0-14-139041-7