Deo-Gratias-Nicolas Godinot (1 May 1765 – 27 October 1811) was a "Général de Division" of the First French Empire who saw action during the Peninsular War. He was made "Chef de Brigade" of the 25th Légère on 30 June 1799 and rose to become Colonel of that regiment in 1803. Godinot gained promotion to "Général de Brigade" on 1 February 1805, and on 10 May 1811 rose further to "Général de Division". He led his brigade in a feint-attack against the village of Albuera during the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811. He defeated a Spanish force at the Battle of Zujar on 9 August 1811. Godinot was made the scapegoat for an operation that failed to trap Francisco Ballesteros in the autumn of 1811. (See the Battle of Bornos article.) Despondent, Godinot took his own life.