Pierre Poinsot de Chansac , baron of Chansac, born with Châlons (Saône-et-Loire) the February 7th 1764, general French.

It made its first weapons with the 57e regiment of infantry, where it entered in the capacity as soldier on April 1st 1779. Sent with its regiment in the island of Corsica, ordered by the Count de Marbœuf, it remained there until in 1784, time to which it obtained, in reward of its good behavior, the rank of warrant officer.

After having bought its leave, it returned in its hearths the July 31st 1783. However its leaning for the military career brought back it soon under the flags. It entered the 11th regiment of dragons the October 20th 1786, was summoned there Brigadier, and then some time after furrier. It had been useful for five years seven months in the dragons, when it left there to pass in the cavalry of the guard of the king, where it remained until the dismissal of this body.

At once that the war of the French revolution had started, Poinsot required service, and was named, the May 31st 1792, captain of cavalry in the Légion of North. It fought under the orders of the general Dumouriez, with the Armée with North, where its courage and its talents got a fast advance to him. Become adjudant-general the February 25th 1793, it went, the June 3rd, with the Armée with the Eastern Pyrenees, where it gave new evidence of his value. The July 17th, it attacked the Spanish S, made them 500 prisoners and seized two parts of gun. Promoted, the August 7th, with the Brigadier general rank of , Poinsot was distinguished with the Affaire from the camp from the Pole, with the resumption of the Cerdagne Frenchwoman, invades the Spanish Cerdagne, made 1,500 prisoners, was made main of eight, camp pieces of artillery of 6.000 men, very tightened, as well as vivres, ammunition, fodder and case of all the bodies.

This conquest was worth to him the Major general rank of provisional, the 3 vendémiaire year II. Suspended its functions the 7 frimaire according to, like having been guard of the king, it however was maintained in activity by the general Dugommier. Called with the Armée with the Rhine-and-Moselle the 15 fructidor year IV, it was employed only in the Brigadier general rank of , in consequence of the work D' Aubry, which then deprived the soldiers of the rewards that their bravery and their services had acquired to them. It left then for the Armée with Mainz, was reformed the 4 fructidor year VI, and returned in activity on Thermidor 3 year VII, time to which it went to join the Armée with Italy under the orders of Masséna. The Poinsot general added to his reputation while cooperating glorieusement with all the combat which were delivered in the Peninsula.

He more particularly pointed out himself with the defense of Genoa, where Masséna, during sixty days, resisted, with a handle of soldiers, stripped of any help, with the infinitely higher forces of united. The 18 germinal one, divisions of the French Army were established for defense of Genoa and its surroundings, so that the enemy was obliged to parcel out itself to face all the attacks which it had to fear, and with all those which it was to undertake. The Poinsot general, who ordered a brigade in the division of Gazan, accepted the order to go on Campo-Freddo, the enemy drove out some, and made him, with the 92e and a battalion of the 78e, 124 prisoners.

The 20 germinal one, it attacked, with the height of Sasselo, the Austrian rear-guard, which moved by there on the Verreria, collapsed it, put it in rout, and carried the city with the step of load. Arrived to one thousand beyond Sasselo, the Poinsot general, having with him only 15 hunters, which only had been able to follow it in the speed of its race, however did not hesitate to precipitate at their head over a detachment of 100 hussards which escorted several pieces of artillery, and removed three parts of gun to them. It was also announced in various other more or less important engagements. When the French Army, in consequence of the days of 28,29 and 30 germinal, was folded up on Genoa, Masséna entrusted the command of the reserve to the Poinsot general.

It was him which, in.liaison.with the adjudant-general Andrieux, removed with the enemy his two last fears S on the Mont Reti, and made low put the weapons at an enemy battalion which fell in our capacity with its flag. The Poinsot general was distinguished again, the 21 floréal, in a combat where more than 800 Austrians were collapsed and precipitated top of the rocks. The capitulation having been signed, it continued to be used for the Armée with Italy, under the generals Brune and Moncey.

Returned in its hearths with treatment of activity, the 12 messidor year IX, it ceased being employed in its rank the 1st vendémiaire year X. Reinstated the 11 following brumaire, one charged it soon with the command of a subdivision in the 18° military division. The 2 ventôse year XI, Poinsot left for Saint-Domingue, with the general Rochambeau, returned in France on Thermidor 13, then went on Thermidor 9 to the island of Walcheren, to take the command of the troops which were stationed there. Created member of the Legion of honor the 19 frimaire year XII, it became ordering Order the 25 meadow same year. After having been allowed with the treatment of reform the 2 fructidor year XIII, it was given in activity in the 18th military division the May 24th 1806, and having employed with the 2nd body of observation of the the Gironde the December 15th 1807.

Become Baron of the Empire in 1808, the Poinsot general went to the Armée with Italy the November 28th of this year. From return to Paris the November 13rd 1809, it passed to the Armée with Spain the December 19th, and belonged to the 2nd body of that of Portugal, the June 20th 1810. Put of availability the July 2nd 1811, it organized 4 squadrons in the 6th military division the January 2nd 1812, served the August 11th in the 11th body of the large-army, and obtained a command in the 2° body of cavalry the April 12th 1813.

Prisoner of war some time afterwards, it returned, in June 1814, in France, where it ceased being in activity on September 1st. Admitted with the retirement the December 24th, it was placed at the disposal of the general Margaron to be employed with the deposit of cavalry of Amiens the May 28th 1815. October 1st, the Poinsot general returned in the state of retirement, became honorary lieutenant-general the March 8th 1818, was included/understood, like Brigadier, within the framework of reserve of the general staff the March 22nd 1831, once again obtained his retirement on May 1st 1832, and died the July 30th 1833. Its name is registered on the Triumphal arch of the Star, side Northern.

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