january november served french military french revolutionary wars napoleonic wars general cavalry initially house guard royal residences left military french revolution enlisted rose rapidly lieutenant brigadier general participated french invasion southwestern germany cavalry played critical roles battles following prussian campaign retired active service entered politics performed administrative duties paris served french senate voted participate days france raised french second restoration military career initially served royal house guard holding prestigious position guard gate left military service french revolution began rejoined military listed infantry lieutenant army north cavalry regiment participated french revolutionary wars brigadier general replaced adjutant general appointed general division crossed rhine commanded right flank command command included 4th 5th regiments 17th 1st light horse regiment companies horse artillery foot artillery company battle cavalry helped secure village strategically important forward post prior general engagement french losses subsequent battle ordered general withdrawal reserve cavalry division crossed mountains near horses find better forage despite organized withdrawal relatively secure positions western army placed chief staff provisional command went paris complain state army equipment provisions discipline ranks divisional generals left posts received overall command column joined near led cavalry division prior days later commanded cavalry reserve charles austrian army charles superior numbers position forced french retreat taking position western september commanded cavalry reserve vii division left west bank river responsible guarding valley developed second battle september remained direct command prepared support troops north south flanks respectively required austrian assault fell hardest driven strategically placed reserve enabled french retake hold village convinced russian commander draw troops city fortifications later relinquished russians executed confused withdrawal chaos division supported reserve pressed coalition forces hard west end bridge abbey nearly captured prince duke french took prisoners including french army prisoners sale happened earlier battles issued instructions supported assigned russian names russian pay wearing russian caps treated dignity eventually exchanged french officers held prisoner austrians russians returning france remained inactive months recalled military service given command 1st grand officer legion napoleonic wars division newly created viii corps command role corps patrol secure northern shore danube river limiting austro russian activity napoleon incorrectly assumed russians austrians stand near northwest vienna entire regiment patrolled northern danube shore rest division extended line march day lead division division battle immediately prior engagement division decisive defeat austrian russian force subsequent weeks later initially assigned support division occupied position observation rest remained near west vienna plus divisions formed west east depending actions charles russian commander consequently held road vienna eliminating possible austrian retreat war fourth coalition fought command battle division village escape route open prussian general surprised find possession village convinced armistice concluded prussia napoleon reports differ conduct insists prussia old general bluff prevented king capture historians assert believed learned late assert force weak resist greater prussian numbers cavalry west regiments according prussian infantry artillery horse regardless maintained fiction fell ruse passed village maintains vowed revenge division pursued attacked force following day took prussian standards prisoners including general officer capture gives credit furthermore maintains sent guard communications lines groups french rear guard administrative political duties following prussian campaign napoleon appointed governor imperial palace called senate raised letters patent count empire awarded grand order lion placed command recruitment training national_guard remained senate april voted napoleon named knight support napoleon return days second restoration raised french family personal life born january region married january son daughters born married born married paris divorced emperor permission july year remarried daughter lady waiting marriage son born paris died died november paris
Louis Klein