Henri François Delaborde
| Henri François Delaborde | |
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| Born |
21 December 1764 Dijon, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 3 February 1833 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France French First Republic First French Empire Bourbon Restoration
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| Years of service | 1783–? |
| Rank | General of division |
| Commands held | French Army |
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| Awards |
Legion of Honour Order of the Reunion Order of Saint Louis |
Henri François Delaborde (21 December 1764 – 3 February 1833) was a French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
He was the son of a baker of Dijon. In 1783, Delaborde joined the Regiment of Condé as a private. At the outbreak of the French Revolution he joined the Volunteers of the Côte-d'Or, and passing rapidly through all the junior grades, was made general of brigade after the combat of Rhein-Zabern (1793).
As chief of the staff, he was present at the siege of Toulon in the same year and promoted general of division. He was, for a time, governor of Corsica. In 1794 Delaborde served in the War of the Pyrenees against Spain, distinguishing himself at the Bidassoa on 25 July and at Misquiriz on 16 October.
His next command was on the Rhine. At the head of a division he took part in the celebrated campaigns of 1795-1797, and in 1796 covered Major-General Jean Moreau's right when that general invaded Bavaria. In late 1799, Delaborde led a division in actions at Philippsburg and Wiesloch as part of Maj-Gen Claude Lecourbe's corps. In the 1800 campaign in southern Germany, Delaborde led a small division in Sainte-Suzanne's corps, which was part of Moreau's army.
Delaborde was in constant military employment during the Consulate and the early Empire and was made commander of the Legion of Honour in 1804.
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