César Berthier
Louis César Gabriel Berthier de Berluy (9 November 1765 Versailles - 17 August 1819 Château de Grosbois (Seine-et-Oise)), was a French Napoleonic War general.
He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Berthier (1721-1804), an engineer, lieutenant-colonel, ennobled by Louis XV, and was a brother of maréchal d'Empire Louis-Alexandre Berthier, the général de division Victor Léopold Berthier, and, maréchal de camp Joseph-Alexandre Berthier, 1er vicomte Berthier (1821).
César was born on 9 November 1765, at 3, rue de l’Indépendance américaine, in the parish Saint-Louis, at Versailles, and was baptised on 20 November.
After the coup of 18 Brumaire Year VIII (9 November 1799) he was appointed inspector of reviews. At Marengo, 25 Prairial year VIII (14 June 1800), he was the adjutant commander to Murat, commander of the cavalry.
Promoted Brigadier General, on September 4, 1802, he succeeded the following year his brother Victor Leopold as Chief of Staff of the Paris, the latter being called to leave for Germany.
He was made Commander of the Legion of Honor on 14 January 1804, and in 1805 he obtained the command of an army of observation on the coast of Holland and became general of division on 3 January 1806.
The Ionian Islands were ceded by Russia to France as part of the Treaties of Tilsit in 1807. In August 1807, General César Berthier arrived in Corfu with 4,000 men of the 5th Italian line, 6th line of French, two artillery companies, two companies of sappers, supplies and ammunition from Taranto to Corfou. The Ionian Islands were occupied by the 4th léger.
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