Jean-Roch Coignet

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Jean-Roch Coignet


Born
in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines, France
August 16, 1776

Died
December 10, 1865

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Jean-Roch Coignet 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. ...more

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Captain Coignet: A Soldier ...

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The Notebooks of Captain Co...

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Vent'Anni di Imprecazioni e...

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“At dawn I had the assembly beaten; at broad daylight I had the drummers beat to arms, and started once more on our route, telling them that the Emperor was going to have all the deserters arrested. I marched until noon, and, as we emerged from a wood, I came upon a herd of cows grazing in a meadow. My soldiers immediately took their bowls, and went off to milk the cows, and we had to wait for them. When the evening came, they would camp before nightfall, and every time we came across any cows, we had to stop. It may be imagined that this was not much fun for me. At”
Jean-Roch Coignet, Notebooks of Captain Coignet

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