November 6, 1769 (Zeiskam) - June 10, 1842 (Château de Filain, Haute-Saône)
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- Marulaz, Baron Jacob-François Marola, dit
Child of troops in the Esterhazy hussars, Marulaz is from the region of Speyer, in the Palatinate. When war was declared in April 1792, after fourteen years in the army, he was only a brigadier. Lieutenant of the hussars from October, he served against the Vendeans in 1793, was wounded at Dol de Bretagne, captured the garrison of Pontorson, took Laval. In the Army of the North in 1794, he took 500 prisoners at Boxtel (September 15). Squadron leader in the 81 hussars at the beginning of 1795, this intrepid horseman accumulated wounds and feats of arms. Head of brigade in the army of Helvetia, he was wounded again but defeated the Cossacks on October 6, 1799. In the Army of the Rhine in 1800, he took 800 Austrian prisoners during the crossing of the Rhine, on May 111, 1800, takes Landsberg on May 27. Having obtained a saber of honor, he became brigadier general at the beginning of 1805. He once again covered himself with glory during the Polish campaign, was wounded at Golymin (December 26, 1806), took Ostrolenka (January 4, 1807), charged at Eylau, capture 5000 Russians near Labiau (June 17, 1807). Baron of the Empire in December 1808, he received two new wounds during the campaign of 1809, at Essling and at Wagram. General of division on July 12, 1809, he fought his last battle at Baume-les-Dames on December 31, 1813. A swordsman of exceptional courage, Marulaz has his name engraved on the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.