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Louis Auguste Marchand Plauzonne

Louis Auguste Marchand Plauzonne became a general officer during the First French Empire of Napoleon. He was killed while leading his brigade at the Battle of Borodino.

Career
Plauzonne became colonel of the 5th Line Infantry Regiment on 5 August 1806. This unit fought under Auguste Marmont in the Dalmatian Campaign of 1809. He was promoted to general of brigade on 5 June 1809. He was made a Baron of the Empire on 14 April 1810. He was assigned to command an interior post in Languedoc and Provence. After Spanish guerillas seized the Sant Ferran Castle on 10 April 1811, he led an infantry division at the Siege of Figueras. His command included four battalions of the 3rd Light Infantry Regiment, three battalions of the 11th Line, and one battalion of the 32nd Light. He was made a Commander of the Légion d'Honneur on 6 December 1811. The 13th Division fought at the Battle of Ostrovno on 25 July 1812. Plauzonne was killed at the Battle of Borodino on 7 September. ==Notes==
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