Himself

Memoirs of General Count Rappfirst Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon Himself

Rapp, General Jean, comte 1771-1821. This much-wounded aide-de-camp of Napoleon was destined as a boy to become a Protestant pastor, but instead joined up in the cavalry in 1788. He was twice wounded in the Army of the Moselle under Hoche in 1793 and was commissioned next year. He was wounded again several times in the Army of the Rhine and was appointed aid to General Desaix. He accompanied him to Egypt, received more wounds, and then returned to France with his general and fought under him at Marengo 1800 where Desaix perished in his arms. The next day he was appointed aide of the First Consul, and in 1801 was charged with raising