Paul Grenier fought at the Battle of Valmy, becoming a captain.
11 Facts About Paul Grenier
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Paul Grenier later fought at the Battle of Fleurus in Jean Etienne Championnet's division.
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Paul Grenier's brigade included the 18th Line Infantry Regiment and the 1st Dragoon Regiment.
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Paul Grenier's command consisted of three battalions each of the 17th, 24th, and 106th Line Infantry Demi-Brigades, one battalion each of the 1st Polish Legion and 2nd Swiss Legion, 450 cavalry, and a foot artillery company.
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Paul Grenier became the governor of Mantua after the 1805 campaign.
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At the start of the 1809 campaign, Paul Grenier commanded an infantry division in Eugene de Beauharnais' Army of Italy.
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The spring of 1813 found Paul Grenier serving under Eugene in Saxony as Napoleon assembled a new army to replace the one destroyed in Russia.
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One authority notes that Paul Grenier was "perhaps the best commander in Italy" at this time and was assigned to lead the 1st Corps.
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Paul Grenier commanded his corps under Eugene at the Battle of the Mincio River on 8 February 1814.
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Paul Grenier played a role in the provisional government after the Hundred Days.
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Paul Grenier retired from military service at the second restoration of King Louis XVIII of France.