Vincent Martel Deconchy
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Guiscard, France
Pamplona, Spain
FranceVincent Martel Deconchy | |
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 Vincent Martel Deconchy | |
| Born | 21 January 1768 Guiscard, France |
| Died | 26 August 1823 (aged 55) Pamplona, Spain |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | Infantry |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Légion d'Honneur, 1804 Order of the Iron Crown, 1813 Order of Saint Louis, 1814 |
Vincent Martel Deconchy (21 January 1768 – 26 August 1823) commanded a French brigade in Spain and Italy during the Napoleonic Wars. He joined the army in 1792 during the French Revolution and fought in several battles in the north. After being part of the force occupying the Batavian Republic, he gained promotion for heroism at the Battle of Castricum in 1799. He served as an aide-de-camp during the battles of Marengo and the Mincio in 1800.
Deconchy fought in several actions during the War of the Third Coalition. Transferred to Spain, he was acting commander of a light infantry regiment in the VI Corps for a time before being elevated to colonel in September 1810. He participated in the 1810 French invasion of Portugal and led his regiment at Redinha during the retreat. He was promoted general officer in February 1813 and fought against the Spanish guerillas. In August 1813 he transferred to Italy where he led a brigade in the army of Eugène de Beauharnais until the end of the fighting in 1814. He stayed in favor with the Bourbons and was elevated to the rank of lieutenant general in 1821. He led a division in the 1823 French intervention in Spain and died during the Siege of Pamplona.
In September 1810, Deconchy commanded 36 officers and 1,678 rank and file of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 25th Light Infantry. The unit was part of Martial Bardet de Maison-Rouge's brigade in Julien Augustin Joseph Mermet's division of Marshal Michel Ney's VI Corps.[1]
