Jean‑Baptiste Juvénal Corbineau

Jean‑Baptiste Juvénal Corbineau began his military service in October 1792 as sous‑lieutenant in the 18e Régiment de cavalerie and served with the Armée du Nord. In 1793 he transferred to the 5e Régiment de hussards, was promoted to lieutenant, and was wounded by a shot to the right shoulder in 1794 and taken prisoner; by early 1795 he was back in service and distinguished himself at Bentheim. He served in the Armée de Sambre‑et‑Meuse, Armée du Danube, and Armée de la Helvétie, and was wounded at Saint‑Vleize on 29 April 1800. He became lieutenant‑adjudant‑major in 1801 and served under his brother Constant. He was at the formation of the Garde impériale and was made Capitaine des chasseurs; at Eylau he was promoted to chef d’escadron. He commanded his regiment in Spain, distinguished himself under the walls of Burgos, took part in the Battle of Ocaña in 1809, seized Granada and was appointed gouverneur de la ville in 1810. He fought and was wounded at Wagram in 1809. During the 1812 Russian campaign he led a brigade of light cavalry; cut off from the army, he discovered and indicated a ford across the Berezina, enabling the army’s escape, and was thereafter appointed aide‑de‑camp to the Emperor while retaining command of his brigade. On 28 November 1813 he was promoted to général de division, commanded the 1re Division de cavalerie légère in Latour‑Maubourg’s I Corps, and at Kulm executed a charge to allow part of the corps to escape, being wounded by a shot to the head. In 1814 he resumed duties as aide‑de‑camp, defended Napoleon during a Cossack attack at Brienne, commanded and defended Reims, recaptured and held the city with minimal forces, was made grand officier de la Légion d’honneur, and defended the position on 8–9 March. He was present at the adieux de Fontainebleau on 20 April 1814. Under Louis XVIII he was made chevalier de Saint‑Louis. During the Hundred Days he resumed his role as aide‑de‑camp, organized the Garde nationale at Lyon, joined the Armée du Nord, fought at Waterloo, and after Waterloo helped defend Paris before being placed on non‑activité. He retired in 1824. After the July 1830 Revolution, he returned to service, was named pair de France in 1835, and grand‑croix de la Légion d’honneur; on 6 August 1840 he arrested Louis‑Napoléon Bonaparte at Boulogne. He died in Paris on 17 December 1848.

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• fr: Jean‑Baptiste Juvénal Corbineau
• General Jean Baptiste Juvénal Corbineau