Augustin-Marie d'Aboville

Augustin-Marie, baron d'Aboville (; 1776–1843) was a French artillery officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, who rose to the rank of general of brigade.

D'Aboville would command the artillery in the defence of Paris in the culminating events of the War of the Sixth Coalition.

He would continue to serve the restored Bourbons and be elected as a deputy in 1824 supporting the royalist government.

Family and early life Born on 20 April 1776 in La Fère, in a noble family from northern France, he was the second son of General François-Marie d'Aboville (1730–1817), both his father and his elder brother General Augustin Gabriel d'Aboville (1773-1820) were fellow artillery commanders.

On 12 March 1792 he became a student in the artillery school and held the rank of sublieutenant. He graduated on 1 September with the rank of lieutenant in the 7th Regiment of Artillery.

Napoleonic Wars alt=Side on profile, his hair is thicker and he sports mutton-chops. In comparison to the above image his unform is less regal and he wears less medals and decorations. The debut of the Napoleonic Wars saw d'Aboville join the expedition to Martinique, under the orders of General Lauriston. During the return trip of the expedition, d'Aboville was placed in command of the 36-pounder battery of the ship of the line Bucentaure, and saw combat in the battle of Cape Finisterre against the Royal Navy squadron commanded by Admiral Robert Calder. Despite d'Aboville stoutly checking the best efforts of the enemy, inflicting considerable losses in the process, Paris would fall after two days of fighting.

He would lose his re-election bid at the 1827 election as part of the Ultra-Royalists heavy defeat. Both elections would see an extremely limited franchise. alt=Tomb of General d'Aboville, with some damage from time, it is fenced off with some overgrowth of vegetation. The columns that support the structure at the front are engraved with battles fought by members of the Aboville family. Tomb of General d'Aboville (Père Lachaise cemetery, division 25). He took a brief part in the July Revolution of 1830, which saw the ousting of King Charles X, d'Aboville would then transferred to the reserve on 22 March 1831 ending his four decades of active military service.

He died on July 20, 1843.