COMMANDER // 1770–1813
Nicolas Conroux
divisional generalFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1770 – 1813
Active service 1812 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 42.
Profile
Nicolas François Conroux, Baron de Pépinville became a division commander during the Napoleonic Wars and was killed fighting the British in southern France. In 1786 he joined the French Royal Army and by 1792 he was an officer in an infantry regiment. During the French Revolutionary Wars he fought at First Arlon, Second Arlon, Fleurus, the 1796 campaign in southern Germany, Valvasone, and the 1798 invasion of Naples. In 1802 he was given command of an infantry regiment.
Battles (1)
1812
Battle of BornosPeninsular War · French Empire