General Hippolyte-Marie-Guillaume de Rosnyvinen de Piré
Born: March 31, 1778
Place of Birth: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Branch: Cavalry
Legion of Honor: Grand Officer
Imperial Nobility: Baron
Died: July 20, 1850
Place of Death: Paris, France
Arc de Triomphe: North
As a noble, Piré emigrated from France during the Revolution and even took up arms against the Revolutionary governments. When Napoleon took power, Piré took advantage of the general amnesty and returned to serve Napoleon faithfully.
Sources:
Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars. London: Arms & Armour, 1998.External Links:
Six, Georges. Dictionnaire Biographique des Généraux & Amiraux Français de la Révolution et de l'Empire (1792-1814). Paris: Gaston Saffroy, 2003.