caption serviceyears father laterwork death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
pierre marie barthélemy ferino 1792 -- 1815 bernardo ferino military governor of antwerp 28 june 1816 23 august 1747 paris , france craveggia , piedmont present day italy habsburg empire france 1814 kingdom of france monarchy until 1789 france french republic france french légion d'honneur • count of the empire • senator french revolutionary wars • napoleonic wars 23 august 1747 '' general of division '' 240px pierre marie barthélemy ferino
 pierre marie barthélemy ferino
pierre marie barthélemy ferino

pierre marie barthélemy ferino , -lrb- 23 august 1747 , craveggia -- 28 june 1816 , paris -rrb- , was a general and politician of france .
born in the savoy , he was the son of a low-ranking officer in the habsburg military .
in 1789 , during the french revolution , he went to france , where he received a commission in the french army .
in 1793 , his troops deposed him , for his strict discipline , but he was immediately reinstated and rose rapidly through the ranks of the general staff .
he helped to push the austrians back to bavaria in the 1796 summer campaign , and then covered moreau 's retreat to france later that year , defending the rhine bridge at hüningen until the last units had crossed to safety .
ferino commanded the southern-most wing of army of the danube in 1799 , and participated in the battles of ostrach and stockach .
napoleon awarded him the grand cross of the legion of honor in 1804 ; in 1805 , ferino became a senator , and in 1808 , raised him to `` count of the empire '' .
his name is engraved in the arc de triomphe .
