General Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Fay Latour-Maubourg
Born: May 22, 1768
Died: November 11, 1850
Place of Birth: La-Motte-de-Galaure, Drôme
Cause of Death: Natural causes
| Battle | Unit | Rank |
| Austerlitz | Colonel | Cavalry Reserve (Murat) - 2nd Dragoon Division (Walther) - Brigade Milhaud |
| Jena | Général de brigade | Cavalry Reserve (Murat) - 3rd Dragoon Division (Beaumont) |
| Heilsberg | Général de division | Cavalry Reserve (Murat) - 1st Division of Dragoons |
| Friedland | Général de division | Cavalry Reserve (Murat) - 1st Division of Dragoons |
| Ocaña | Général de division | (Bessières) |
| Borodino (La Moskowa) | Général de division | IV Cavalry Corps |
| Bautzen | Général de division | I Cavalry Corps |
| Dresden | Général de division | I Cavalry Corps |
| Leipzig | Général de division | I Cavalry Corps |
Latour-Maubourg was a noble who emigrated from France, but was promptly imprisoned by the Austrians. Finally able to return to France in 1799, he quickly showed talent. His older brother Marie-Charles-César-Florimond was also a general.
Shortly after Latour-Maubourg's leg was carried off by a cannonball at Leipzig, he noticed his valet weeping at the horrific nature of his wound. Latour-Maubourg told his valet, "What are you crying about, idiot? You have one less boot to polish!"
With this wound, his active service came to an end, and he did not rejoin Napoleon for the Hundred Days. Latour-Maubourg voted for the death of Marshal Ney.
Sources: Elting (Swords Around a Throne), Senior (French Cavalry Commanders), Six (Dictionnaire Biographique)
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