Couin general

General Couin

Gunner with the regiment of artillery of Auxonne in 1780, corporal furrier in 1791, lieutenant in 1st in artillery with horse of the legion of North in 1792. It is useful in the Vendée (see Guerre of the Vendée), in the Armée with the Western Pyrenees then in Italy. Wounded with Arcole, captain with the company of the guides in Egypt. Major ordering artillery of the consular guard in 1803. Brigadier general ordering artillery of the Guard in 1806. Passed in the line in consequence of the suppression of the use of colonel in 2nd, consequence of irregularities in the purchases of horses and clothing, December 15th, 1808. Ordering under Moncey artillery of the 2nd body of observation of the Gironde. Artillery general inspector in 1810; ordering artillery of the body of observation of Italy in 1812. Ordering artillery of the 5th Large army corps in September 1813. It made the countryside of France and was allowed with the retirement at the end of December 1814.

(...) reinforced troupier, with the commonplace language, the common physique, the face disfigured by a depression of the nose which was equivalent almost to the absence of this body; but, to pay homage to the truth, excel man, very kind, simple and far from having the claims which many parvenu of this time affected - and it was a merit (Boulart, p. 160-161).

Some dates:

May 15th, 1780 gunner with the 6th artillery regiment to foot
October 15th, 1787 First gunner
April 1st, 1791 Caporal Furrier
October 1st, 1791 Sergent
Was useful on the coasts of Brest and Normandy in 1790 and 1791
With the seat of Geneva in 1792
Blessé with the left leg in 1792 in Nancy
July 28th, 1792 Lieutenant in artillery with horse of the legion of North
October 23rd, 1792 First mate
In the Vendée in 1793
23 meadow year II: captain of first class to the 7th artillery regiment with horse
Armed with the Pyrenees in year II and III
1st messidor year IV with 5th of artillery with horse
Armed with Italy year IV and V
Wounded with the right-hand man with Arcole
Master key in the company with the guides with the general Bonaparte
13 nivôse year VIII artillery with the guards with the consuls
4 brumaire year IX major after Marengo
19 frimaire Legion with honor
25 meadow ordering with the legion with honor. Voter of the Department of the Eure and Loir
Year XIII countryside of the coasts of the ocean with the rank of Brigadier general colonel
on March 9th, 1806.
Spain in 1809
Portugal in 1809 to 1811
Ordering artillery of the 4th body in 1812
Ordering artillery of the 1st body in 1813
Countryside of France in 1814
Retirement on December 24th, 1814
Framework of reserve on March 22nd, 1831
final Retirement on May 1st, 1832.

Source

Information drawn from always very useful the " Stars of Napoléon" Quartet - Alain Pigeard (1996).

http://geniemilitai.keogratuit.com/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=218

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