Louis Lemoine

{{Infobox military person | name = Louis Lemoine | image = Louis Lemoine.jpg | caption = Louis Lemoine | birth_date = {{birth date text|23 November 1764}} | death_date = {{death date and age text|23 January 1842|23 November 1764}} | birth_place = [[Saumur]], France | death_place = [[Paris]], France | allegiance = {{flagicon|Kingdom of France}} [[Kingdom of France]]<br>{{flagicon|France}} France | branch = Infantry | service_years = 1783–1815 | rank = [[General of Division]] | battles = {{tree list}} * [[War of the First Coalition]] ** [[Battle of Jemappes]] ** [[Battle of Neerwinden (1793)|Battle of Neerwinden]] ** [[Battle of Peyrestortes]] ** [[Battle of Boulou]] ** [[Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga|Battle of San Lorenzo]] ** [[Battle of Quiberon (1795)|Battle of Quiberon]] ** [[Battle of Neuwied (1797)|Battle of Neuwied]] * [[War of the Second Coalition]] ** [[Battle of Novi (1799)|Battle of Novi]] ** [[Battle of Genola]] {{tree list/end}} | awards = [[Légion d'Honneur]], 1814 | other_work = }} '''Louis Lemoine''' (23 November 1764 – 23 January 1842) commanded a French infantry division during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]]. He enlisted in the [[French Royal Army (1652–1830)|French Royal Army]] in 1783 and rose to the rank of [[sub-officer|sous-officer]]. Elected [[lieutenant colonel]] of a volunteer battalion in 1791, he led his troops at [[Battle of Jemappes|Jemappes]] in 1792 and [[Battle of Neerwinden (1793)|Neerwinden]] in 1793. Transferred to the ''[[Army of the Eastern Pyrenees]]'' and promoted to [[general of brigade]], he fought at [[Battle of Peyrestortes|Peyrestortes]], [[Battle of Boulou|Boulou]] and [[Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga|San Lorenzo de la Muga]] where he was wounded. In 1795 he led his troops at [[Battle of Quiberon (1795)|Quiberon]], was promoted to [[general of division]] the next year and fought at [[Battle of Neuwied (1797)|Neuwied]] in 1797. He commanded an infantry division at [[Battle of Novi (1799)|Novi]] and [[Battle of Genola|Genola]] in 1799. During the [[First French Empire]] he commanded posts in the interior. His surname is one of the [[names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe]], on Column 6.

==References== *{{cite web |author=Broughton, Tony |publisher=The Napoleon Series |accessdate=20 May 2014 |year=2006 |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals22.html |title=Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815: Lemarie to Lynch }}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *{{cite book|last=Smith, Digby|author-link=Digby Smith|year=1998 |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9}}

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