Antoine Maurin

Antoine Maurin
Maurin is the fourth name on Column 40
Born	(1771-12-19)19 December 1771 Montpellier, France
Died	4 October 1830(1830-10-04) (aged 58)
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Cavalry
Years of service	1792–1823
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	Battle of Biberach (1796) Battle of Valvasone (1797) Battle of Caldiero (1805) Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen (1807) Battle of Friedland (1807) Invasion of Portugal (1807) Battle of Dresden (1813) Battle of Leipzig (1813) Battle of Laubressel (1814) Battle of Ligny (1815)
Awards	Légion d'Honneur, CC 1813
Other work	Baron of the Empire, 1808

Antoine Maurin (19 December 1771 – 4 October 1830) commanded a French cavalry division in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars and in 1815 led his troops against the Prussians at Ligny where he was wounded. His army service began in 1792 during the French Revolution when he enlisted in a cavalry regiment as a trooper. He spent his entire military career as a cavalryman. During the French Revolutionary Wars he advanced through the ranks and became commander of a light cavalry regiment in 1802. While only a colonel, he commanded a brigade at Caldiero in October 1805. He fought in the Friedland campaign in 1807 and attained the rank of general officer that year. As a cavalry brigadier, he participated in the 1807 Invasion of Portugal but was captured in 1808 and held until 1812. He led a brigade in 1813 and a division 1814 during the War of the Sixth Coalition. After fighting for Napoleon during the Hundred Days, he retired in 1823. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

Maurin was born in Montpellier, France on 19 December 1771. He joined the 20th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment as a trooper in 1792. He served in a number of actions during the War of the First Coalition rising to the rank of officer. He was wounded in the shoulder by a saber cut at Biberach in 1796. The following year he fought at Valvasone and received a battlefield promotion to captain from Napoleon Bonaparte.