About Louis Binot
Lived 1771 – 1807 (aged 35). Louis Binot was a French military officer.
Louis François Binot ( , ; 7 April 1771 – 8 February 1807) was a French Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor-general of French India in 1803. On 19 August 1801, Binot was appointed as chef de brigade of the French Revolutionary Army's 121st Line Infantry Regiment. Binot was awarded the Legion of Honour on 25 December 1805, and on 22 November 1806 he was promoted to brigade general. He was killed at the Battle of Eylau.
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Who was Louis Binot?
French general (1771–1807)
When was Louis Binot born?
Louis Binot was born on 7 April 1771 in Paris.
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Louis Binot died on 8 February 1807 in Bagrationovsk.
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Louis Binot was a military officer.
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Louis Binot was French.
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