Annet Morio de l'Isle (1779-1828)
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Annet Morio de L'Isle was born on 3 January 1779 in Chantelle, Allier, France and died on 22 February 1828 in Vanves, Hauts‑de‑Seine, France. He entered military service late in 1799, joining cavalry and receiving a commission as sous‑lieutenant in the 5th Dragoons in the Army of Italy. He was wounded by a gunshot to the head at the combat of Crémone on 7 June 1800. He was promoted to lieutenant on 5 October 1803 and on 9 June 1804 became aide‑de‑camp to General Louis Bonaparte, serving in the Armée des côtes de l’Océan and later the Armée du Nord. When Louis Bonaparte was made King of Holland on 5 June 1806, Morio de L’Isle accompanied him and continued as aide‑de‑camp. He rose to lieutenant‑colonel on 1 January 1807 and colonel on 2 December 1807. He was appointed général de brigade in the army of the Kingdom of Holland on 27 August 1809. After the annexation of Holland into the French Empire in 1810, he entered French service as colonel and was sent to the Iberian Peninsula. He was given command of the 26th Regiment of Ligne on 8 December 1810 and then the 16th Régiment d’Infanterie Légère on 28 December 1810, leading that unit in actions during the Peninsular War, including the Siege of Cádiz, Battle of Albuera, Battle of Bornos, and Siege of Tarifa. He was promoted général de brigade in the French army on 30 May 1813 and awarded the title Baron of the Empire on 19 November 1813. He was attached to IV Corps under General Bertrand in the Grande Armée beginning 7 November 1813 and fought at Leipzig from 16 to 19 October 1813 and at Hanau around 30–31 October 1813. From December 1813 to April 1814 he served under General Morand in the defense of Mainz. During the Hundred Days he was assigned on 23 May 1815 to the IV Corps d’Observation de la Moselle. His surname is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe on Column 21. In the course of his service he received distinctions including Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur on 18 July 1804, Officier of the Légion d’Honneur on 17 January 1815, Chevalier of the Ordre de l’Union (Holland) on 16 February 1807, Chevalier of the Ordre de la Réunion on 7 March 1813, and Chevalier of the royal and military Order of Saint‑Louis on 17 January 1815.
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XX 09 Spain - siege of Girona; X 13 Leipzig garrison