Jean-Roch Coignet

Jean-Roch Coignet
Born(1776-08-16)16 August 1776
Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines, France
Died10 December 1865(1865-12-10) (aged 89)
Auxerre, France
AllegianceFrance
Service years1799–1815
RankCaptain
UnitImperial Guard
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsLégion d'honneur

Jean-Roch Coignet (16 August 1776 – 10 December 1865) was a French soldier who served in the military campaigns of the Consulate and First French Empire, up through the Battle of Waterloo. He later wrote his memoirs detailing his military service, The Notebooks of Captain Coignet, which are still being reprinted.

He participated in 16 campaigns and 48 battles, never having been wounded.

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