Siege of Collioure (1794)
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The siege of Collioure saw a Republican French army led by Jacques François Dugommier invest the French port of Collioure held by a Spanish garrison commanded by Eugenio Navarro. The actual siege work
Fort Saint-Elme overlooks the Mediterranean Sea
Jacques Dugommier
André de La Barre
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André de La Barre was born in New France and joined France's colonial forces at a very young age. In 1764, he trained as an artillerist, but transferred to a cavalry unit as a volunteer three years la
Siege of Collioure (1794)
…de Pérignon commanded the 12,500-strong center, Pierre François Sauret the 5,000-man left wing, Claude Perrin Victor the 3,000-strong Reserve and André de La Barre the 2,000 cavalry troopers. An independent division operated in the Cerdagne farther inland, but its commander Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert died on 21…
La Barre's cavalry seized the Devil's Bridge (Pont du Diable) at Céret during the Battle of Boulou.
French Chasseurs à Cheval