The Waterloo Association: Members Area. His older brother, Amboise, who had also been a soldier serving with the future Marechal Emmanuel de Grouchy in the 2e Regiment des Dragons, had emigrated to Martinique where he died. His two other brothers were both to have careers with the armies of le Premier Empire. For details of Auguste-Francois-Marie see Number The family was of noble stock and that is why Amboise fled the country, those being dangerous times for members of the aristocracy.
Edouard, as he was better known, enlisted in and there was a worrying period for him in January when the young, talented and very promising General Lazare Hoche suspended him from duty on the grounds that he was a Royalist. He survived this however and joined l'Armee d'Orient. He was present at Eylau, Heilsberg, and Friedland, receiving three superficial lance wounds at the latter. He gave distinguished service at Bautzen and was made General-de-Division in November He rallied to Napoleon during the Days and was present at Quatre Bras and Waterloo where he was wounded in the left arm.
During the battle he commanded the 1er and 2e Lanciers in the 5e Division de Cavalerie commanded by General Jacques-Gervais Subervie who was actually born in the same street, in the same town of Lectoure as le Marechal Jean Lannes.
After his release and a further period of inactivity, he resumed his career and over the next 30 years or so held a whole string of major administrative appointments. In July he was one of those wounded by Fieschi's machine infernale. He was also appointed ADC to le duc de Nemours. He was a familiar and determined figure on the battlefield with his distinctive uniform as commander of the "Lanciers". He was a loyal Bonapartist and popular with those under his command.
He was married somewhat late in life in March to Clementine Perrotin but there were no children of the alliance. He was, by then 57 years of age.
