Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour
French general
Died when: 38 years 184 days (462 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour (25 January 1771 – 28 July 1809) led infantry and cavalry brigades during the First French Empire under Napoleon.He joined the French Royal Army in 1787 and was sent to quell the Haitian Revolution in 1791.
He fought in the Army of the North starting in 1793.He was promoted to chef de brigade (colonel) in 1797 and to general of brigade in 1800.
He led a cavalry brigade at Caldiero in 1805 and initially commanded the Siege of Gaeta in 1806.He fought at Abensberg, Landshut, and Eckmühl in 1809 before being fatally wounded at the Battle of Wagram on 6 July 1809.
Promoted general of division on the battlefield, he died of his wounds on the 28th.GUYOT DE LACOUR is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe on Column 11 and his bust is in the Hall of Battles at the Palace of Versailles.
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