Olivier Macoux Rivaud de la Raffinière

Olivier Macoux Rivaud de la Raffinière
General of Division Olivier Macoux Rivaud de la Raffinière
Born(1766-02-10)10 February 1766
Civray, Vienne, France
Died19 December 1839(1839-12-19) (aged 73)
Angoulême, France
AllegianceFrance French First Republic,
France First French Empire
Service/branchInfantry
RankGeneral of Division
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars,
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsLégion d'honneur (Grand Cross)
Order of Saint Louis (Commander)
Name inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe,
Baron of the Empire

Baron Olivier Macoux Rivaud de la Raffinière (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje maku ʁivo la ʁafinjɛʁ]; 10 February 1766, in Civray, Vienne – 19 December 1839, in Angoulême) was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Military service

  • 14 June 1800: Commanded a brigade in Chambarlhac's Division at the Battle of Marengo[1]
  • 3 December 1805: Commanded an infantry division in the I Corps at the Battle of Austerlitz[2]
  • 17 October 1806: Commanded the 2nd Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Halle[3][4]
  • 6 November 1806: Commanded the 2nd Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Lübeck[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Arnold, 155 & 271
  2. ^ Smith, 216
  3. ^ Petre, 207
  4. ^ Smith, 230. Smith names the division number in his Criwitz article.
  5. ^ Smith, 231

References

  • Arnold, James R. Marengo & Hohenlinden. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword, 2005. ISBN 1-84415-279-0
  • Petre, F. Loraine. Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia 1806. London: Lionel Leventhal Ltd., 1993 (1907). ISBN 1-85367-145-2
  • Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9
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