During the French invasion of Russia, Plauzonne commanded the 2nd Brigade of Alexis Joseph Delzons' 13th Division in the IV Corps of Eugène de Beauharnais. The units under his command were four battalions each of the 92nd and 106th Line Infantry Regiments. The 13th Division fought at the Battle of Ostrovno on 25 July 1812. Plauzonne was killed at the Battle of Borodino on 7 September.