Charles Antoine Morand Charles Antoine Louis Alexis Morand ( June 4 , 1771 , Pontarlier or Montbenoit , Doubs - 1835 ) Comte de l ' Empire , was a general of the French army army during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars . He fought at many of the most important battles of the time , including Austerlitz , Borodino and Waterloo . Early career and French Revolutionary Wars . He intended to be a lawyer and received his right to practice in 1791 , but a year later joined the 7th Volunteers as a Captain . He was elected lieutenant colonel in the Army of the Rhine on September 5 , 1792 and he fought in numerous battles , including the Battle of Hondschoote ( September 7 , 1793 ) and the Battle of Wattignies ( October 16 , 1793 ) . He then fought in the Low Countries as a part of General Jourdan ' s " Armée la Sambre et Meuse " , and was injured severely in the thigh at Sprimont . After leaving the hospital , Morand joined Bernadotte ' s 10th division and fought at the Battle of Ourthe ( September 18 , 1794 ) , in the Battle of Aldenhoven ( October 2 , 1794 ) , the Capture of Kreutznach ( December 1 , 1795 ) , at the heights of Koenigstein ( July 26 , 1796 ) and at the Battle of Teining ( August 22 , 1796 ) . Still with Bernadotte , Morand joined the Army of Italy in January 1797 , which then left for Napoleon ' s Egyptian campaign . In Egypt , he fought in the Battle of the Pyramids as " Chef de Brigade " under Louis Desaix . He gained recognition for battles at Girgeh ( April 6 , 1799 ) , El Ganaim and especially Samanhoud ( August 12 , 1799 ) . After Samanhoud , Morand replaced Friant , who was promoted to temporary division commander , as adjudant general chief of brigade and governor of the province of Girgeh . Morand was promoted to " Général de Brigade " on September 6 , 1800 . Morand returned to France in 1801 and was attached to the camp at Saint - Omer . Napoleonic Wars . Morand fought in Soult ' s IV Corps at the Battle of Austerlitz , where he was wounded . He was promoted to " Général de Division " on December 24 , 1805 and on February 14 , 1806 he replaced Caffarelli as commander of the 1st Division of Davout ' s III Corps . He commanded the division until 1813 . In October 1806 , Morand commanded his division at the Battle of Jena - Auerstedt , where he performed well and was injured in the arm . He was injured again at the Battle of Eylau . In 1807 he was made a " grand oficier " of the Legion of Honor . In 1808 that year he married Emilienne ( Emilia Lucja ) Parys , daughter of the Count of Parys in Warsaw with Davout present . He was named Comte de l ' Empire later that year . In 1809 he fought in the Five Days Campaign under Lannes , fighting at Abensberg , Landshut , and Eckmühl on April 20 – 22 . Back with the III Corps , he fought at Wagram . In 1810 , Morand was appointed governor general of the Hanseatic cities as part of the Army of Germany . He had trouble with Davout , who was his commander , and asked to be transferred . Napoleon did not transfer him . Invasion of Russia and later . Morand held a command in the I Corps and participated in the Napoleon ' s Invasion of Russia , crossing the Niemen River in June 1812 . He fought at Smolensk and had his jaw smashed at the Battle of Borodino . He joined the retreat from Russia , and later distinguished himself at the battles of Lutzen , Bautzen , Dennewitz , Hanau , and Hochheim in the War of the Sixth Coalition as the Allies defeated Napoleon . He took command of the IV Corps from Bertrand on November 13 , 1813 . He led the defense of Mainz in December 1813 to April 1814 , then retreated to Fontainebleau as Napoleon abdicated . He was made a Knight of St . Louis by the restored King Louis XVIII but rejoined Napoleon during The Hundred Days . He was a Général de Division of the Chasseur division at the Battle of Waterloo .