Cavaignac, Louis-Eugène

Cavaignac, Louis-Eugène
born Oct. 15, 1802, Paris, France
died Oct. 28, 1857, Sarthe

French general.

He served with distinction in the French conquest of Algeria in the 1840s. In the Revolutions of 1848 he was appointed minister of war. In June he suppressed a workers' revolt, becoming known as "the butcher of June" (see June Days). That month he was named chief executive of France. In December he lost the presidential election to Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (later Napoleon III) but remained a leader of the opposition.

* * *

▪ French general

born Oct. 15, 1802, Paris
died Oct. 28, 1857, Sarthe, Fr.
 French general and chief executive during the Revolution of 1848, known for his harsh reprisals against rebelling Parisian workers in June of that year.

      Cavaignac's father, Jean-Baptiste, was a Jacobin member of the Committee of General Security during the French Revolution (1789– 92), and Louis retained his father's strong republican beliefs. His uncle, Jacques-Marie, served the Bourbons and the July Monarchy, which ruled France in 1830–48, and helped Cavaignac regain his appointment in the army, from which he had been dismissed in 1831 because of his republicanism. Nevertheless, he was sent to the relative isolation of Algeria.

      Cavaignac performed with distinction during the French conquest of Algeria in the 1840s, and in 1848 he was appointed governor general. Amid the revolutionary activity of that year, he was elected to the legislature in France and appointed minister of war by the provisional government of the newly formed Second Republic. That June there was a large workers' revolt in Paris to protest the expulsion of Socialist leaders from the National Assembly and the closing of the national workshops (government-sponsored employment centres). Cavaignac directed the suppression of the revolt, for which he became known as “the butcher of June.” On June 28 the National Assembly named him chief executive of France, but he lost the presidential election to Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (later Emperor Napoleon III) that December.

      Cavaignac remained a leader of the opposition to Bonaparte. He was arrested in 1851, but the next year he was elected to the Corps Législatif. He refused, however, to take an oath of allegiance to the new emperor and thus was denied his seat in the legislature both then and again in 1857.

      In 1899 the memoirs and correspondence of Cavaignac and his uncle were published as Les Deux Généraux Cavaignac. Souvenirs et correspondance (1808–1848).

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • CAVAIGNAC, LOUIS EUGÈNE —    a distinguished French general, born in Paris; appointed governor of Algeria in 1849, but recalled to be head of the executive power in Paris same year; appointed dictator, suppressed the insurrection in June, after the most obstinate and… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Cavaignac, Louis-Eugène — (15 oct. 1802, París, Francia–28 oct. 1857, Sarthe). General francés. Sirvió con distinción en la conquista francesa de Argelia en la década de 1840. En las Revoluciones de 1848 fue nombrado ministro de guerra. En junio aplastó una revuelta de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Louis Eugène Cavaignac — (* 15. Oktober 1802 in Paris; † 28. Oktober 1857 auf Schloss Ournes bei Flée, Département Sarthe) war ein französischer General. Leben Louis Eugène Cavaignac wurde als Sohn des Politikers …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Louis-Eugène Cavaignac — (* 15. Oktober 1802 in Paris; † 28. Oktober 1857 auf Schloss Ournes bei Flée, Département Sarthe) war ein französischer General. Leben Louis Eugène Cavaignac wurde als Sohn des Politikers Jean Baptiste Cavaignac geboren und trat nach der Beend …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Louis Eugène Cavaignac — Eugène Cavaignac Le général Eugène Cavaignac Mandats 26e président du Conseil des ministres français (28e chef du gouvernement) chargé du pouvoir exécutif …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Louis-Eugène Cavaignac — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cavaignac. Eugène Cavaignac …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Louis Eugene Cavaignac — Louis Eugène Cavaignac Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cavaignac. Eugène Cavaignac …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Louis-Eugène Cavaignac — Infobox Prime Minister name=Louis Eugène Cavaignac order=26th Prime Minister of France Head of State and Government of the Republic term start =28 June 1848 term end =20 December 1848 predecessor =Executive Commission (Head of State) François… …   Wikipedia

  • Louis — Louis, Joe * * * (as used in expressions) Henry Louis Aaron Louis Francis Cristillo Agassiz, (Jean) Louis (Rodolphe) Aragon, Louis Louis Andrieux Armstrong, Louis Barrault, Jean Louis Barthou, (Jean) Louis Barye, Antoine Louis Berger, Victor… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pages — Louis Antoine Garnier Pagès Louis Antoine Garnier Pagès (* 16. Februar 1803 in Marseille; † 31. Oktober 1878 in Paris) war Mitglied der französischen provisorischen Regierung von 1848. Louis Antoine Garnier Pagès, Halbbruder des Étienne Joseph… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”