Jean-Roch Coignet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Roch Coignet

French soldier

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1776

Place of Birth: Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1865

Profession: writer, soldier, memoirist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jean-Roch Coignet (16 August 1776 – 10 December 1865) was a French soldier who served in the military campaigns of the Consulate and First French Empire, up through the Battle of Waterloo.
He later wrote his memoirs detailing his military service, The Notebooks of Captain Coignet, which are still being reprinted. He participated in 16 campaigns and 48 battles, never having been wounded.