Claude Marie Meunier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claude Marie Meunier

French officer

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1770

Place of Birth: Saint-Amour, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1846

Profession: military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.



Alternative names	Jacques Louis David; David Jak Lui
Description	French painter and politician
Date of birth/death	30 August 1748	29 December 1825
Location of birth/death	Paris	Brussels metropolitan area
Work period	neoclassicism era QS:P2348,Q14378
Work location	Paris, Rome, Brussels
Authority control	: Q83155 VIAF: 66575297 ISNI: 0000 0001 2137 4173 ULAN: 500115221 LCCN: n50035639 NLA: 35033606 WorldCat