September 18, 1758 (Morlancourt) - June 24, 1829 (Seraincourt, Val d'Oise)
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- Friant, Louis, comte
Engaged in the French Guards in 1781, Friant left them in 1787, then resumed service in 1789 in the Paris National Guard. He left for the Moselle army and his Arsenal battalion elected him lieutenant-colonel first. Chief of Staff to Schrer in July 1794, he was promoted to General de Meade in August, appointed Governor of Luxembourg in June 1795. Transferred to the Army of Italy in 1797, Friant followed Bonaparte to Egypt, took part in all the major battles, became general of division in 1799. Returned in 1801, he distinguished himself at Austerlitz, where three horses were killed under him, at Auerstedt, at Golymin, at Eylau, where he was wounded, Count of the Empire in 1808, he fought at Eckmühl (April 22, 1809), was wounded while storming the Newsiedl tower at Wagram. He was again wounded at Smolensk (August 17, 1812) and at the Moskva. Chamberlain of the Emperor in 1813, he was involved in the great battles of the German campaign, in Dresden, in Hanau, At the head of the first infantry division of the Old Guard, he fought in the main battles of the campaign of France. During the Hundred Days, he commanded the foot grenadiers of the guard. He was wounded at Waterloo and retired by Louis XVIII. Friant's name is inscribed on the triumphal arch.