Charles-Daniel de Meuron


Charles-Daniel de Meuron
Portrait by Thomas Hickey, c. 1802
Born(1738-05-06)6 May 1738
Died4 April 1806(1806-04-04) (aged 67)
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
AllegianceFrance
Dutch East India Company
Great Britain
United Kingdom
BranchTroupes de la Marine
French Royal Army
British Army
Service years1755–1806
RankLieutenant-general (British Army)
UnitHallwyl Regiment
Swiss Guards
CommandsRegiment de Meuron

Lieutenant-General Charles-Daniel de Meuron (6 May 1738 – 4 April 1806) was a Swiss army officer and mercenary who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He raised the Regiment de Meuron, which under his command served in both the army of the Dutch East India Company and the British Army.