Antoine Maurin
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Baron of the Empire , 1808 |
Antoine Maurin (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan moʁɛ̃]; 19 December 1771 – 4 October 1830) commanded a French cavalry division in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars and in 1815 led his troops against the Prussians at Ligny where he was wounded. His army service began in 1792 during the French Revolution when he enlisted in a cavalry regiment as a trooper. He spent his entire military career as a cavalryman. During the French Revolutionary Wars he advanced through the ranks and became commander of a light cavalry regiment in 1802. While only a colonel, he commanded a brigade at Caldiero in October 1805. He fought in the Friedland campaign in 1807 and attained the rank of general officer that year. As a cavalry brigadier, he participated in the 1807 Invasion of Portugal but was captured in 1808 and held until 1812. He led a brigade in 1813 and a division in 1814 during the War of the Sixth Coalition. After fighting for Napoleon during the Hundred Days, he retired in 1823. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 40.
Early career
Maurin was born in
On 24 April 1802 Maurin was named to lead the 24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment as Chef de Brigade (
General officer
Maurin led a cavalry brigade in
Maurin remained a prisoner until September 1812. After his return he fought at the
On 20 February 1814, Maurin's 2nd Light Cavalry Division was part of the II Cavalry Corps and was made up of the 1st Brigade under Jean-Baptiste Dommanget and the 2nd Brigade under an officer named Jamin. The 838-strong 1st Brigade included the 5th and 9th Hussar, 11th and 12th Chasseurs à Cheval, and 2nd and 4th Lancer Regiments. The 962-man 2nd Brigade consisted of the 7th, 20th, 23rd, and 24th Chasseurs à Cheval, and 6th Lancer Regiments.[8] Maurin led this unit at the Battle of Laubressel on 3–4 March 1814.[9] An order of battle for 10 March notes that the division included a detachment from the 5th Horse Artillery armed with three 6-pounder guns and one howitzer, numbering 53 gunners and 53 teamsters. By this date, hard campaigning had shrunk the 1st Brigade to 606 troopers and the 2nd Brigade to 476 troopers.[10] By 1 May 1814, Maurin's 2nd Light Cavalry Division was in the I Cavalry Corps and included the same regiments as in February.[11]
After
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Mullié 1852, pp. 282–283.
- ^ Phipps 2011, p. 218.
- ^ a b c d Broughton 2000.
- ^ Schneid 2002, p. 168.
- ^ a b Oman 2010, p. 612.
- ^ Oman 2010, p. 212.
- ^ Smith 1998, p. 462.
- ^ Nafziger 2015, p. 627.
- ^ Smith 1998, pp. 506–507.
- ^ Nafziger 2015, p. 652.
- ^ Nafziger 2015, p. 735.
- ^ Haythornthwaite 1974, p. 181.
References
- Broughton, Tony (2000). "French Chasseur-a-Cheval Regiments and the Colonels who Led Them: 1791-1815, 21st to 31st". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1974). Uniforms of Waterloo. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-283-4.
- Mullié, Charles (1852). Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850 (in French). Paris.
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- Schneid, Frederick C. (2002). Napoleon's Italian Campaigns: 1805-1815. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-96875-8.
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9.