Louis Partouneaux

He was a brigadier in Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard's division at the Battle of Magnano on 5 April 1799. His command included 1,000 French soldiers of the 3rd Line Demi-Brigade and 800 men of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Polish Legion. The other brigadier in the division was Gaspard Amédée Gardanne. At 5:00 PM the village of Dossobuono was captured. Later that evening the Austrians launched a powerful counterattack which recaptured Dossobuono despite strong resistance by Partouneaux's brigade.^[1]

In 1812, Partouneaux was appointed commander of the 12th Division, which was part of Marshal Claude Perrin Victor's IX Corps. The 1st Brigade consisted of the 10th and 29th Line Infantry Regiments, the 2nd Brigade included the 125th Line and a Provisional Line Infantry Regiment, while the 3rd Brigade had the 44th and 126th Line Infantry Regiments. The provisional regiment was formed from individual battalions of the 36th, 51st, and 55th Line.^[2]

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