Jean Louis Romeuf
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Jean-Louis Romeuf | |
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Portrait by Louise Adélaïde Desnos | |
| Born | 27 September 1766 |
| Died | 9 September 1812 (aged 45) |
| Allegiance | First French Empire |
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Jean-Louis Romeuf (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi ʁɔmœf]; 27 September 1766 – 9 September 1812) was a French general of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in the department of Haute-Loire. He began his military service in 1789. He was promoted to general de brigade (brigadier general) in 1811. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Borodino on 7 September 1812 and died 2 days later.