Simon Canuel

Simon Canuel , general French, born the October 29th, 1767 to the Three Moutiers in Vienna, died in 1841.

Biography

The Revolution

It gained all its military ranks in the wars of the Vendée. Thus, of simple officer to the 71e which it was, it became in turn, thanks to the protection of Rossignol and Kléber, adjudant-general, associated, Major general adjudant-general, Brigadier general and . It was distinguished in Doué and Savenay. It was pointed out then by a large revolutionary exaltation.

In April 1796, General-in-chief, Simon Canuel directs the pacification of a movement counter-revolutionary, in Sancerrois, carried out by Phélippeaux. During the resumption of the town of Sancerre, it orders the column of right-hand side, coming from Bourges by Azy. Its column was composed of a detachment of the National guard of Sancerre, Gendarmerie of the department of Expensive and a body of troops of line.

The Directoire then sent it to Lyon declared in state of siege. At the end of 1797 (between and 11 fructidor year V), Canuel , ordering the department of the Rhone in the 19th military division, is dislocated of its functions for complicities with the royalists and returned with the armies, then to employ in an active division. It is the same for its Perrin adjudant, certainly the general adjudant Charles Perrein or Perrin, before with the army of the Rhine-and-Moselle, shown diversions with Rheinfelden (Germany) in year IV, put at the treatment of reform then employed in the 19th military division.

Empire

Napoleon i did not judge in connection with employing Canuel in the regular armies. It had simply the command of some fortified towns, in which it vegetated obscurely. Also it was shown more hastened to greet the return of the Bourbon S. It was declared in 1814 hot partisan of the Bourbon S. One saw it during the Hundred Days taking refuge among the Vendéen S risen, to place in 1815 in the rows of the men whom it had formerly fought and to become chief of staff of the marquis of Rochejacquelein.

Restoration

Louis XVIII conferred on Canuel to chair the council of war charged to condemn the general Travot. Its monarchical zeal involved it until denouncing, like attentatoires with the royal majesty, the memories in which the lawyers of marked restricted themselves to call upon for their customer the benefit of the amnesty. At this same time, Lyon revives Canuel as governor of the 19th military division. Its control in this city was deplorable: it deployed against his former comrades an exaggerated zeal. The insurrectionary movement which burst then in Lyon and Saint-Etienne excited and was directed by provocative agents. Canuel pitilessly delivered to the provostal court those which had had imprudence to take share there: several were condemned to died and were carried out.

The colonel Charles Nicolas Fabvier and Mr. Cluirrier de Senneville denounced with the public opinion the control held by " Canuel" in these circumstances. The general brought a lawsuit to them and gained it in front of the courts; but the public opinion precisely left in Canuel the responsibility for this system of provocation, and its name remained condemned to most annoying celebrity the. It was done baron; but Louis XVIII, advised better, charged the Duc with Raguse with making an investigation into these events. " Canuel" and the prefect of the the Rhone were relieved.

End of a career

With little time from there, Canuel even was stopped, shown plot; but, after a nonsuit, it was given in line of business and included/understood in the number of the general inspectors of the year. In 1823, it had in Spain the command of a division. It was immediately called with the command of the 21e military division in Bourges and was named large-officer of the Légion of honor. The Révolution of 1830 found it in this position. Its final radiation of the framework of the officers was not made wait. He died in 1841.

Publications

Memories on the War of the Vendée 1815
Answer to colonel Favier on the events of Lyon , 1818.

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