This article is about the French general. For the Canadian actor and film director, see Claude Meunier.
Claude Marie Meunier
Claude Marie Meunier by Jacques-Louis David
Born
4 August 1770 (1770-08-04) Saint-Amour, Jura, France
Died
14 April 1846 (1846-04-15) (aged 75) Paris, France
Allegiance
France
Service/branch
Infantry
Years of service
1792–1815, 1831–1833
Rank
General of Division
Battles/wars
War of the First Coalition
First Battle of Wissembourg (1793)
Campaign in Italy (1796–1798)
Campaign in Egypt (1798–1801)
War of the Third Coalition
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen (1805)
Battle of Dürenstein (1805)
War of the Fourth Coalition
Battle of Halle (1806)
Battle of Waren-Nossentin (1806)
Battle of Lübeck (1806)
Battle of Mohrungen (1807)
Battle of Friedland (1807)
Peninsular War
Battle of Uclés (1809)
Battle of Medellín (1809)
Battle of Talavera (1809)
Battle of Barrosa (1811)
French invasion of Russia
War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Bautzen (1813)
Battle of Katzbach (1813)
Battle of Leipzig (1813)
Battle of Brienne (1814)
Battle of La Rothière (1814)
Battle of Champaubert (1814)
Battle of Montmirail (1814)
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
Battle of Vauchamps (1814)
Battle of Craonne (1814)
Battle of Laon (1814)
Battle of Reims (1814)
Awards
Légion d'Honneur, GC 1835
Other work
Baron of the Empire, 1808
Claude Marie Meunier (4 August 1770 – 14 April 1846) became a French division commander during the Napoleonic Wars. He joined a volunteer regiment in 1792 and fought on the Rhine and in Italy as a captain. After a stint in the Consular Guard as a major, he became colonel of the 9th Light Infantry Regiment in 1803. His regiment fought at Haslach and Dürenstein in 1805, Halle, Waren and Lübeck in 1806, and Mohrungen and Friedland in 1807. Transferred to Spain, he led his troops at Uclés, Medellín and Talavera in 1809. He was promoted general of brigade in 1810 and fought at Barrosa in 1811.
He participated in the French invasion of Russia in 1812. He led a brigade at Lützen, Bautzen, the Katzbach and Leipzig in 1813. He was appointed general of division at the end of 1813 and led a Young Guard division at Brienne, La Rothière, Champaubert, Montmirail, Château-Thierry, Vauchamps, Craonne, Laon and Reims in 1814. He married a daughter of painter Jacques-Louis David. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 30.
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