Pierre Daumesnil
Pierre Yriex Daumesnil (born July 14, 1776 in Périgueux , † August 17, 1832 ) was a French general.
Daumesnil initially served as a soldier in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte and rose there up to the Général de brigade . In the battle of Wagram he lost a leg, which was replaced by a wooden prosthesis and earned him the nickname jambe de bois (English: "wooden leg"). As commandant of Vincennes , he successfully defended the city's fort during the March of the Coalition Armies during the Sixth Coalition War .
On 27 February 1831 he was commissioned by King Louis-Philippe I of Title général Lieutenant- awarded.
Honors
His name is entered on the triumphal arch in Paris in the 8th column. Today a larger than life statue in front of the Vincennes town hall commemorates the general.
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| SURNAME | Daumesnil, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daumesnil, Pierre Yriex (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Périgueux |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1832 |