1. Charles-Henri Delacroix was the older brother of the painter Eugene Delacroix.
12 Facts About Charles-Henri Delacroix
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Charles-Henri Delacroix's father was Charles-Francois Delacroix, minister of Foreign Affairs under the Directory.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix married the diplomat Raymond de Verninac Saint-Maur.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix was killed at the Battle of Friedland on 14 June 1807.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix's youngest brother was the future painter Eugene Delacroix, born twenty years after him.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix participated in the campaign of the Army of Italy that year.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix fought with distinction at the Battle of Marengo.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix participated in the 1809 campaign in Italy and Austria.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix was again made an aide to Prince Eugene on 10 July 1809.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix was wounded at the crossing of the Dvina and sent to the hospital at Vilna.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix returned to France after Napoleon abdicated in 1814 and was placed on the non-active list.
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Charles-Henri Delacroix was allowed to retire on 2 March 1816.