Simon Canuel (29 October 1767 – 11 May 1840) was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Biography

Canuel was born in Les Trois-Moutiers, in the

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, as he was promoted by

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and

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, to become a general. He fought along with and during the battle of Savenay. In April 1796, general-in-chief, Canuel led the campaign against a counter-revolutionary movement in Sancerrois, led by

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First Empire

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decided not to put Canuel on active service, keeping him in command of various quiet strongholds. Bored at the inaction, he went over to the Bourbons in 1814 and so during the

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the following year had to take refuge among the Royalist insurgents of the

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. Later on, he took part in several conflicts, including the

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mission in Spain.

Death

He died on May 11, 1840, in

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References

Sources

*Marie-Nicolas Bouillet and Alexis Chassang (ed.s), "Simon Canuel" in Dictionnaire universel d’histoire et de géographie, 1878 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canuel 1767 births 1840 deaths French generals French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars People from Vienne Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis