Alexandre Pierre Chevalier Moline de Saint-Yon


Alexandre Pierre Moline de Saint-Yon was a French general, writer, and politician.

Biography

He was the son of Honore de Saint-Yon and Gabrielle Antoinette Rivoire Alexandre Moline, He graduated from the military school at Fontainebleau in 1805, with the rank of second lieutenant. Promoted Lieutenant in 1807, Captain in 1809, he made the Prussian campaign before being sent to Spain under the command of Marshal Soult. Created a Knight of the Empire on 11 June 1810, he was wounded in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, and was promoted to squadron leader and returned to France with Soult. Aide of Napoleon's campaign in France, he was present at Ligny and Waterloo.
Put on half pay by the Second Restoration, he devoted himself to literature.
The July Monarchy reactivated him. He became lieutenant-colonel, Colonel, Field Marshal, Lieutenant-General, Director of Personnel and Operations at the Department of War, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, peer of France and on the same day, Minister of War.
He retired as Major General on 8 June 1848 and never reappeared on the political scene.

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