Joseph Boyer de Rébeval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French officer
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Place of Birth: Vaucouleurs, Grand Est, France
About Joseph Boyer de Rébeval
- Joseph Boyer de Rébeval (20 April 1768 – 5 March 1822) became a French division commander during the later Napoleonic Wars.
- He enlisted in the French Royal Army in 1787 and earned promotions through the ranks in the War of the First Coalition and subsequent conflicts.
- He was wounded at Valvasone in March 1797.
- He emerged as a major in the Vélites of the Imperial Guard in 1806 and fought at Kolberg in 1807.
- He was promoted colonel of the 2nd Foot Chasseurs of the Guard in 1808.
- He fought at Wagram in 1809, winning promotion to general of brigade.
- He was wounded at Borodino in 1812.
- He commanded a Young Guard brigade at Dresden and Leipzig in 1813 and was promoted to general of division.
- He led a Young Guard division at Craonne, where he was wounded, and at Laon, Reims and Arcis-sur-Aube in 1814.
- During the Hundred Days he commanded units of the Imperial Guard at Waterloo in 1815 and retired soon afterward.
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