Henri Victor Roulland
| Henri Victor Roulland | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 October 1751 Saint-Quentin-d'Elle, France |
| Died |
6 February 1827 (aged 75) Rennes, France |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France Kingdom of France French Republic First French Empire Kingdom of France
|
| Years of service | 1770-1775, 1791-1816 |
| Rank | General de brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Siege of Landrecies (1794) French Revolutionary Wars |
| Awards | Légion d'Honneur Chevalier 11 December 1803; Officier 14 June 1804 |
Henri Victor Roulland , or Rouland (11 September or October 1751 – 6 February 1827) was a French Brigadier General of the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars. He led the heroic defense of the fortress of Landrecies during the Siege of Landrecies (1794), but was forced to surrender after a devastating artillery bombardment that lasted three days.
Roulland was born in Saint-Quentin-d'Elle, the son of Pierre Rouland and Renée Pottier. He married:
1. Marie Anne Françoise Esnüe de Lavallée on 1 October 1796 in Craon, Mayenne; they divorced on 22 August 1798;
2. Jeanne Marie Charlotte Letestu; they had a son, Fleurius Aimé; she died in 1802;
3. Marie Elisabeth Louise Deshays-Piard de Quellenec on 8 August 1803 in Le Palais, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Morbihan. She survived him by a few months.
Roulland became a private in the Régiment de Normandie on 22 September 1770. He took part in the campaign in Isle de France between 1771 and 1774. After being demobilised on 29 August 1775, he was appointed captain-general for the fermiers generaux des finances (tax farmers) in Alençon in 1776, a post he held until the French Revolution.
On 20 September 1791 he was elected chief of the Orne district battalion by its members, and was confirmed as Chef de brigade by the Représentants en mission Trullard and Berlier on 27 September 1793. The next day he was made General de brigade and commandant of Bergues.
On 26 January 1794 he was appointed commander of the fortress of Landrecies. Here his rank was made permanent on 12 April 1794. He led the defense of the fortress during the Siege of Landrecies (1794) by the Dutch States Army under the Hereditary Prince of Orange. He had to surrender the fortress on 30 April 1794 after heavy bombardment, which reduced the fortress to rubble. He was made a prisoner of war and was eventually transported to Hungary. He was exchanged as prisoner of war on 27 November 1795.
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