General Pierre David (Edouard) Colbert-Chabanais
Born: October 18, 1774
Died: December 28, 1853
Place of Birth: Paris, Paris
Cause of Death: Natural causes
| Battle | Unit | Rank |
| Austerlitz | Capitaine | La Grande Armée - ADC to Berthier |
| Eylau | Colonel | 7th Hussars |
| Heilsberg | Colonel | 7th Hussars |
| Friedland | Colonel | 7th Hussars |
| Raab | Général de brigade | |
| Wagram | Général de brigade | |
| Smolensk | Général de brigade | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Borodino (La Moskowa) | Général de brigade | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Bautzen | Général de brigade | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Dresden | Général de brigade | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Leipzig | Général de brigade | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Hanau | Général de brigade | |
| La Rothière | Général de division | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Champaubert | Général de division | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Montmirail | Général de division | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Château Thierry | Général de division | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Craonne | Général de division | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Arcis-Sur-Aube | Général de division | Imperial Guard - Red Lancers |
| Waterloo (Mont St. Jean) | Général de division | Imperial Guard - Lancers |
Edouard Colbert-Chabanais was the oldest brother of the three well known cavalry generals, his younger brothers Louis-Pierre-Alphonse and Auguste-Francois-Marie well-regarded in their own right.
During his Revolutionary career, Colbert-Chabanais was suspended from command by General Hoche on suspicions of being a royalist, but nothing severe ever came of this.
General Colbert-Chabanais' arm was wounded at Quatre Bas, but he continued to lead his unit and fought at Waterloo with his arm in a sling.
Sources: Haythornthwaite (Who Was Who), Senior (French Cavalry Commanders), Six (Dictionnaire Biographique)
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