BOURMONT, Loris Arousvor. Vre'ron G.stsmt, Count de, a French marshal, and the conqueror of Algiers, was b. in 1773 at his paternal castle of in Anjou; went into exile at the revolution, served as an oflleer in the army of the prince of Condis and from 1703 to 1706 was actively engaged in the anti-revolutionary struggle in La Vendee. Subsequently, he obtained the 'favor of the first consul. tinier the empire he was appointed to a coloneley in the army of Naples. and was soon raised to the rank of brig.gen. In the campaigns of 1813 and 1814, hedistinguished himself upon it number of occasions, particularly in the battle of Dresden, and by the defense of upon account of which Napoleon promoted him to the rank of a gen. of division. On 3Ist liar., 1814, he declared for the Bourbons, and received the command of a mil itary division during the first restoration; yet, on Napoleon's return, he went over to him. and was intrusted with the command of a division of the army of the Most Ile. On the before the battle of Lignv, he deserted and betook himself to Louis XVIII.. at Ghent. 'There can be no doubt that 13. wits singularly ungenerous in choosing such a moment to resign, nor is there anything in his career to make us suppose he wa_s actuated by any high principle in what he did. Ilis evidence went a considerable way
in about the condemnation and execution of marshal Ney. Ile received high military employment under Louis XVIII. Distinguishing himself in the chamber of peers as a zealous supporter of the king, he was appointed minister of war in 1829, and in this otlice displayed great activity. When the expedition against Algiers was under taken in April, 1830, lie received the chief command of the troops, and the rapid success of the expedition was ascribed to his prudence and energy. For this he received the marshal's baton on 22d July, but on the revolution taking place in that month, he was superseded in his committal, and went to England to Share the exile of Charles X. , llefusiug to take the legal oath, he was struck off the lists of the French army and peer awe in 1832. In 1833, Dom Miguel of Portugal placed 111111 at the head of his troops. but the eampakm was brief and unsuccessful. B. finally settled on his estate in Anjou, and died there in Oct, 1846