Édouard Jean Baptiste Milhaud
| Edouard Jean-Baptiste Milhaud | |
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Edouard Jean-Baptiste Milhaud, Général de Division
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| Born |
10 July 1766 Arpajon-sur-Cère, France |
| Died | 10 December 1833 (aged 67) Aurillac, France |
| Allegiance |
 French Republic French Empire
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| Service/branch | Cavalry |
| Years of service | 1780s - 1815 |
| Rank | Général de Division |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards |
comte d'Empire Name inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe |
Édouard Jean-Baptiste Milhaud (10 July 1766 – 10 December 1833) was a French politician, Général de Division, and comte d'Empire. He is considered one of the best generals of cavalry of Napoleon's army.
Born in Arpajon-sur-Cère (Cantal) as the son of Louis Amilhaud and Marguerite Daudé, Milhaud was commissioned as an officer in 1789. During the French Revolution, Milhaud was elected to the National Convention (which aimed at giving France a new political constitution) and in the proces of Louis XVI he voted for the death of the king. He defended Jean-Paul Marat against the attacks of the Girondins. In 1793 he was sent as a commissary to the armies of the Rhine and the Ardennes where he distinguished himself in his severity and his zeal in applying revolutionary ideological principles. Sent to the army of the Pyrenees, he was successful in aiding Dugommier in restoring order. He was recalled the next year and made a member of the military committee.
After the fall of Robespierre, Milhaud was threatened with arrest but saved from this fate by his colleagues on the military committee. His political role effectively over, he was recalled to the army and he became commandant of the 5th dragoons and was sent to the Army of Italy. Milhaud distinguished himself at Brenta and in the battle of Bassano. The following year he was again accused because of his role during the Terror but the Council of Elders decided not to act on the accusation.
Milhaud took an active part in the conspiracy leading up to 18 brumaire which was the day of the coup d'état by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French Directory . Promoted to general de brigade in January 1800 he was employed in the army of England and was made commander of the 8th military division in the Vaucluse.
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