Louis Binot
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Louis François Binot (English: /bɪˈnoʊ/ bin-NOH, French: [lwi bino]; 7 April 1771 – 8 February 1807) was a French Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor-general of French India in 1803. On 19 August 1801, Binot was appointed as chef de brigade of the French Revolutionary Army's 121st Line Infantry Regiment.[1] Binot was awarded the Legion of Honour on 25 December 1805, and on 22 November 1806 he was promoted to brigade general. He was killed at the Battle of Eylau.[2]
