Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière
| Jean-Ambroise Baston, Comte de Lariboisière | |
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Comte de Lariboisière, by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse (1784-1844)
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| Born |
18 August 1759 Fougères, Britanny |
| Died |
21 December 1812 (aged 53) Königsberg, East Prussia |
| Allegiance |
 France |
| Service/branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1781–1812 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Mainz Battle of Smolensk Battle of Borodino |
| Awards |
Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, 4 June 1807 |
French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Mainz
Siege of Toulon
1799 campaign in Germany and Switzerland
Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Jena-Auerstadt
Battle of Heilsberg
Battle of Friedland
Siege of Danzig
Battle of Wagram
Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, 4 June 1807
Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière, also Count de Lariboisière, was a general of artillery of the First French Empire. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and died of fatigue at Königsberg in East Prussia on 21 December 1812, during the Grand Army's retreat from Moscow.
A superb organizer and tactician, Baston de Lariboisière rose rapidly through the artillery ranks and reliably directed the artillery park for the initial engagements of the War of the First Coalition in 1793–1794. He also directed the investment and, if necessary, the sieges of Mainz, Ulm, and Danzig, among others. In addition, he was a reliable commander of infantry, supporting Laurent Saint-Cyr's corps in northern Italy in the 1799 campaign.
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