Pierre François Xavier Boyer
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Pierre François Xavier Boyer became a French division commander during the Napoleonic Wars. He joined a volunteer regiment in 1792. He fought in the Italian campaign of 1796 and participated in the Fr
Pierre François Xavier Boyer
Claude Marie Meunier
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Claude Marie Meunier 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 Consu
Pierre François Xavier Boyer
…of Craonne, Boyer's brigade operated with Marshal Michel Ney's Young Guard corps. That morning Ney prematurely launched the divisions of Boyer and Claude Marie Meunier against the Russian left flank. Because Ney failed to provide artillery support, the initial attacks failed. When the French guns arrived, Meunier and…
Claude Marie Meunier by Jacques-Louis David
Since the 1814 campaign was fought January–March, Meunier's infantrymen wore greatcoats if they were lucky.