General Edouard-Jean-Baptiste Milhaud
Born: July 10, 1766
Place of Birth: Arpajon, Cantal, France
Branch: Cavalry
Legion of Honor: Grand Officer
Imperial Nobility: Count
Died: March 21, 1833
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Place of Death: Aurillac, France
Arc de Triomphe: West
Quite the revolutionary, Milhaud was a friend of Marat and voted for the execution of the king. Attached to the army as a representative, he soon found he preferred the army and became a cavalry officer.
After Napoleon's second abdication, Milhaud quickly proclaimed support for Louis XVIII, but this act seriously undermined Marshal Davout's negotiations to protect the army and France. Milhaud was soon removed from service and almost banished for having voted for the execution of Louis XVI.
Sources:
Elting, John R. Swords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armee. USA: Da Capo Press, 1997.External Links:
Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars. London: Arms & Armour, 1998.
Six, Georges. Dictionnaire Biographique des Generaux & Amiraux Francais de la Revolution et de l'Empire (1792-1814). Paris: Gaston Saffroy, 2003.