Georges Mouton, comte de

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(21 February 1770 – 27 November 1838) was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of

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Biography

Born in Phalsbourg, Lorraine (région), Lorraine, he enlisted in the French Revolutionary Army in 1792. Serving in the early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars, he by 1800 he was promoted to the rank of colonel. He was promoted to ''Brigadier General, général de brigade'' in 1805, after the establishment of the First French Empire, French Empire, and to ''Général, général de division'' in 1807. Mouton distinguished himself in the battles of Battle of Jena, Jena, Battle of Landshut (1809), Landshut and Battle of Aspern, Aspern-Essling. In 1810, he was created count of

in recognition of his role in the battle of Aspern. During the Napoleon's Invasion of Russia, Russian Campaign, he acted as a senior ''aide-de-camp'' to Emperor Napoleon I of France. He then served with distinction during the 1813 campaign, seeing action at the Battles of Battle of Lützen (1813), Lützen and Battle of Bautzen (1813), Bautzen. After Dominique Vandamme was made prisoner during the battle of Kulm, Lobau commanded the retreat of the remnants of the corps. He served under Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr when, upon the retreat after the battle of Leipzig, the latter was trapped in Dresden and after the surrender of these forces he became a prisoner of the Austrian Empire for the rest of the war. During the Hundred Days, Lobau rallied to Napoleon and was made commander of the VI Infantry Corps which he led in the battles of Battle of Ligny, Ligny and Battle of Waterloo, Waterloo. At the Battle of Waterloo he distinguished himself in the defense of Plancenoit against the Prussians. After the Second Restoration, Lobau was forced to go into exile until he was allowed to return to France in 1818. He was elected to the French National Assembly, House of Representatives from 1828 to 1830 as a liberal, and, in 1830, he joined the July Revolution as commander of the National Guard. As a reward for his services to List of French monarchs, King Louis-Philippe of France, Louis-Philippe he was made a Marshal in 1831, the same year he was made a Peerage of France, Peer of France. In 1832 and 1834, Lobau was assigned to suppress June Rebellion, insurrections, a task in which he was successful. Mouton died in Paris in 1838

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