Rémy Grillot , born the March 11th 1765 with Navilly (Saône-et-Loire), military French.

Soldier the May 31st 1785 with the regiment of Picardy-Infantry (2nd with the weapon in 1793, 16th half-brigade of the same arms in year II, and 26e half-brigade in the year V), it became corporal the 1788, quartermaster sergeant on March 1st 1790, quartermaster-sergeant the July 26th 1791, and adjudant-under-officer, then lieutenant the April 10th and May 20th 1792.

He made, with distinciion, the campaigns of 1792 at year IV with the armies of North, of the Moselle, of the Rhine-and-Moselle, Armée with Mainz and of the Alps, was with the Siège of Thionville, was named captain executive officer on November 1st 1792, and accepted a light wound with the left leg with the Combat of Arlon the June 9th 1793.

Cité à l' business which took place in the Forêt of Hannau the 7 frimaire year II, like with Weissembourg, Landau and Kaiserslautern 11 meadow, it obtained the rank of adjudant-general major to the staff of the Armée with the Rhine-and-Moselle the 17 of the same month, was still distinguished with Mainz in the exit from the garrison from this place, the 11 floréal of the same year, and became chief of the 16th half-brigade of infantry the 1st messidor year III.

Placé, in the month of frimaire year V, like less old, following the 25e half-brigade of line (Armed with the Interior), it was named titular chief of the 90e half-brigade of line the 20 brumaire year VIII, made the campaigns of years VII and VIII against the Anglo-Russian ones with the Armée with Batavie, and accepted a shot to the groin the 10 vendémiaire year VIII with the battles of Bergen, close to Alkmaar.

In year IX, it left with its half-brigade for the army observation the the Gironde, embarked with Rochefort for Saint-Domingue the 2 fructidor year X, returned in France at the end of the year X', was appointed the 17 vendémiaire year XII colonel of the 93e regiment of line, formed of the 90e half-brigade, led its regiment to the Armée with the coasts of the Ocean (Ile de Ré), and obtained from the start 23 meadow same year the cross of officer of Legion-in Honneur.

It passed to the Ile de Ré years XIII and XIV, and the year 1806, made then the countryside of 1807 to the body of observation of the Large army, was distinguished in a way particular to March in front of Colberg, while directing only the attack of a division, belonged to the 4th Large army corps during the Campagne of Austria in 1809, fought with Essling and Wagram, where it accepted several wounds, and was named Brigadier general the July 2nd, then Baron of the Empire the August 15th 1809 . The Grillot general belonged to the Armée with the Brabant (division Puthod), when in 1810 it was put en' availability by dissolution of this division; but out of state to make an active service with the armies, having lost the right eye in consequence of a Putrid fever gained in its last countryside, it obtained from the Emperor, by decision of the June 13rd 1810, the command of the department of the the Vendée (military Joint possession).

Restored his wounds, the Grillot general requested an active command in March 1813, it accepted an order of service to be employed, in the 2nd division of the 3rd Large army corps: he had the leg crashed to pieces by a ball of gun the May 2nd with the battles of Lützen, and died the shortly after the continuations of the amputation.

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