Pierre Barrois

Pierre Barrois
Pierre Barrois
Born	30 October 1774 (1774-10-30)
Died	19 October 1860 (1860-10-20) (aged 85)
Place of birth	Ligny-en-Barrois, France
Place of death	Villiers-sur-Orge, Seine-et-Oise, France
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	1793–1814
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	War of the First Coalition Battle of Wattignies (1793) Battle of Fleurus (1794) Battle of Aldenhoven (1794) Battle of Mainz (1795) War of the Second Coalition Battle of Marengo (1800) War of the Third Coalition Battle of Haslach (1805) Battle of Dürrenstein (1805) War of the Fourth Coalition Battle of Halle (1806) Battle of Friedland (1807) Peninsular War Battle of Espinosa (1808) Battle of Uclés (1809) Battle of Medellín (1809) Battle of Talavera (1809) Battle of Barrosa (1811) War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Bautzen (1813) Battle of Dresden (1813) Battle of Leipzig (1813) Battle of Courtrai (1814) Belgian Revolution (1831)
Awards	Légion d'Honneur, GC 1836
Other work	Count of the Empire

Pierre Barrois (18 July 1775 – 18 February 1814) became a French division commander during the Napoleonic Wars. He joined a volunteer battalion in 1793 that later became the 9th Light Infantry Regiment. He fought at Wattignies, Fleurus, Aldenhoven and Mainz in 1793–1795. He fought at Marengo in 1800. He became colonel of a line infantry regiment in 1803 and led it at Haslach, Dürrenstein and Halle in 1805–1806. Promoted to general of brigade, he led a brigade at Friedland in 1807. Tranferring to Spain, Barrois led his brigade at Espinosa, Uclés, Medellín, Talavera and Barrosa in 1808–1811. He was promoted to general of division in 1811 and led a Young Guard division at Bautzen, Dresden, Leipzig and Courtrai in 1813–1814. The following year he led Imperial Guard troops at Ligny and Waterloo. After a period of retirement, he led French troops that intervened in the Belgian Revolution. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 37.

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