2e Carabiniers: S.Lt. Joseph Paul Bassigny 1809

Portrait of Sous Lieut Joseph-Paul Bassigny depicting his uniform at the Battle of Wagram on July 6, 1809, where his left leg was carried away by a cannonball.

 

Painting by Lucien Rousselot of a Carabinier officer in full dress.

Mr. Bassigny's Service record from Base Leonore: File

The actions the then Marchel de logis Bassigny at the Battle of Ostrolenka in 1807.

                                     

Bassigny's description of his actions at the Battle of Ostrolenka and how he saved the veteran Carabinier Boudor, who had over 20 years of service.

                                                       

 Final letter written in 1856 describing Mr. Bassigny's career.

Below can be found a few maps and websites on the battles of Aspern-Essling and Wagram. These give the reader a better understanding what the battlefield looked liked. The first is a tour of the whole battlefield of Wagram. You can move around the map to show the different positions of the French and Austrians.   Wagram Tour battlefield anomalies website

 

 https://battlefieldanomalies.com/napoleonic-wars/the-battlefields-of-aspern-essling-deutsch-wagram-and-znaim/

 

A period Map of the geography of the Battle of Wagram from https://davidrumsey.oldmapsonline.org/maps/1cdcfd91-fd5c-52b6-ae3b-cd4cd82382b6/view#