General Claude-Pierre Pajol
Born: February 3, 1772
Place of Birth: Besançon, Doubs, France
Branch: Cavalry
Legion of Honor: Grand Eagle
Imperial Nobility: Count
Died: March 20, 1844
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Place of Death: Paris, France
Arc de Triomphe: North
Pajol was married to the daughter of Marshal Oudinot.
General Pajol almost had his arm taken off at Leipzig, and when he was finally "fit" for duty again a few months later, he fought and led charges despite that arm being in a sling.
Sources:
Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars. London: Arms & Armour, 1998.External Links:
Senior, Terry J. The Top Twenty French Cavalry Commanders. 2005. <http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/commanders/c_twenty.html>
Six, Georges. Dictionnaire Biographique des Generaux & Amiraux Francais de la Revolution et de l'Empire (1792-1814). Paris: Gaston Saffroy, 2003.