Jean Boudet
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Jean Boudet (9 February 1769, in Bordeaux – 14 September 1809, in Moravské Budějovice, now in the Czech Republic) was a French général de division of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The campaigns in which he was involved include the Saint-Domingue expedition. He was made a grand officer of the Légion d'honneur on 2 June 1809 and a knight of the Order of the Iron Crown, as well as a Comte de l'Empire in 1808. His name is engraved on the 16th column of the east side of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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Jean Boudet | |
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Born | 9 February 1769 Bordeaux, France |
Died | 14 September 1809(1809-09-14) (aged 40) Moravské Budějovice, Austrian Empire |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of the French First French Republic First French Empire |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | before 1785 - 1809 |
Rank | Général de division |
Commands held | 4th division of IV army corps |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars (Siege of Toulon, Marengo, Saint-Domingue), Napoleonic Wars (Essling) |
Awards | Comte de l'Empire, Légion d'honneur, Order of the Iron Crown |
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