Antoine Morlot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general, notable for his participation in the battles of Kaiserslautern and Tudela
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Place of Birth: Bousse, Grand Est, France
About Antoine Morlot
- Antoine Morlot (5 May 1766 – 23 March 1809) was a French division commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
- After almost eight years of service in the French Royal Army, he became an officer in a local volunteer battalion during the French Revolution.
- In 1792 he fought with distinction at Thionville and other actions, earning a promotion to general officer in 1793.
- He was notable for his participation at the Battle of Kaiserslautern where he led a brigade.
- After another promotion he became a general of division in the Army of the Moselle.
- In 1794 he led his troops at Arlon, Lambusart, Fleurus and Aldenhoven. In 1796, while Morlot's soldiers were garrisoning Aachen and its district, he was involved in a dispute with a government official and suspended from command.
- Restored to service, he thereafter held posts in the interior or was inactive for many years.
- In 1808 when Emperor Napoleon invaded Spain in the Peninsular War, Morlot was given a division of recruits.
- He led these soldiers at the Battle of Tudela that year and the Second Siege of Zaragoza in 1809, dying of a fever contracted during the siege.
- His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
- He is buried at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
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