Jean-Baptiste Dominique Rusca

Jean-Baptiste Dominique Rusca
Jean-Baptiste Dominique Rusca
Born27 November 1759 (1759-11-27)
La Brigue, County of Nice, Piedmont-Sardinia, now France
Died14 February 1814(1814-02-14) (aged 54)
Soissons, France
AllegianceFrance France
BranchSappers, Infantry
RankGeneral of Division
Conflicts
AwardsLégion d'Honneur
Other workPhysician, Count of the Empire

Jean-Baptiste Dominique Rusca (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist dɔminik ʁyska]; 27 November 1759 – 14 February 1814) was a French general.[1]

He was born in the County of Nice, part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. By profession a medical doctor, he advocated the cause of the French Revolution and was expelled by the Sardinian authorities. In 1793, he treated the French sick and wounded during the Siege of Toulon and was appointed to command a sapper battalion. He later fought in the Army of Italy and the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees before returning to Italy. By the time of the Montenotte Campaign in 1796, he was a general officer leading major units. He was captured by the Austrians during the 1799 Italian campaign at the Battle of the Trebbia. After commanding garrisons for several years, he led a division in Italy during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was killed in action at the Battle of Soissons during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Rusca is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

Notes

  1. ^ Cooper, David K. C. (26 November 2013). Doctors of Another Calling: Physicians Who Are Known Best in Fields Other than Medicine. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-61149-753-3.

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