Claim: Jean Auguste Ernouf, born on August 29, 1753 in Alençon, Normandy, joined the military as a private in the French Revolutionary Army; then was a General of Division in the French Republic before getting the Légion d'honneur in 1804.
Evidence: 29 August 1753 (1753-08-29)
Alençon, Normandy He joined the military in 1791, as a private in the French Revolutionary Army; from September 1791 to September 1793, he was promoted from lieutenant to brigadier general. General of Division 1804: Grand Officer, Légion d'honneur
1814: Chevalier of Saint-Louis