Perrin enlisted in the French army in 1770 as a soldier in the . He became
sergeant major in 1784,
second lieutenant in 1790 and
lieutenant in 1791; then he was appointed
chef de bataillon on 31 December 1793. On 21 March 1794 he was appointed
chef de brigade in the
94th Infantry Regiment; then he became commander of the on 19 April 1796. He was promoted to provisional
brigade general on 5 June 1800 but he died on 9 June from a wound sustained during the
Siege of Genoa in
Italy. == Family life ==