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French general| Baron of the Empire Pierre François Bauduin Knight of Saint Louis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1758 |
| Died | 18 June 1815 Château d'Hougoumont, Waterloo, Belgium |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | French Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Wars | |
| Awards | Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis |
Pierre François Bauduin (25 January 1758 – 18 June 1815) was a French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Bauduin, a soldier having served in the Russian and Italian campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars, was the leading officer of Jérôme Bonaparte's 1st Brigade of the II Corps at the Battle of Waterloo, where he would die at Hougoumont.
Military career
Bauduin joined the French Army in September of 1792, originally as a sous-lieutenant. Throughout his career, he was promoted through the ranks of lieutenant, capitaine, chef de bataillon, colonel, Commander of the Legion of Honor, and finally, Brigadier General, in the years 1795, 1796, 1800, 1809, 1813, and 1813, respectively; in 1810, he was made a Baron of the Empire. From 1805-1807, he temporarily served in the French Navy under Pierre-Charles Villeneuve; other than Waterloo and Quatre-Bras, he fought in numerous land engagements during his career, including the Siege of Toulon, the Battle of Montebello, the Battle of Marengo, the Battle of Aspern-Essling, and the Battle of Borodino. He was injured by bullet wounds several times before, in his left leg at Morengo, and in his right arm at Borodino.
Awards
The Bourbons awarded Bauduin the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis after giving him a brigade to command, but he remained loyal to Napoleon, fighting in the battles of Quatre-Bras and Waterloo.
References
- ^ "French Infantry Regiments Part X". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Cornwell, Bernard (2015). Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles. Great Britain: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-06-231206-8.
- "Pierre-François Bauduin | A damned serious business". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- "Waterloo Tour: In and around Hougoumont". www.napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Pierre François Bauduin (1768-1815)". www.frenchempire.net. Retrieved 12 October 2024.