Marc Antoine de Beaumont

Marc Antoine de Beaumont
General of Division Marc Antoine de Beaumont
Born	23 September 1763 (1763-09-23) Beaumont-la-Ronce, France
Died	4 February 1830 (1830-02-05) (aged 66) France
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Cavalry
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Légion d'Honneur, 1803 Order of the Iron Crown, 1808 Military Order of Max Joseph, 1808 Order of Saint Louis, 1814
Other work	Senator, 1807 Count of the Empire, 1808

Marc-Antoine de Beaumont (French pronunciation: [maʁk ɑ̃twan də bomɔ̃]; 23 September 1763 – 4 February 1830) a French nobleman, became a page to the king and joined the army of the Old Regime. He stayed in the army during the French Revolution and narrowly escaped being executed. During the French Revolutionary Wars he fought in the 1796 Italian campaign under Napoleon Bonaparte, leading the cavalry at Lodi and Castiglione. In 1799 he was wounded in Italy but fought there again in late 1800.

After Napoleon became emperor, Beaumont led the 3rd Dragoon Division in two major campaigns during the Napoleonic Wars. He led his cavalrymen against Habsburg Austria and Russia in several actions during the War of the Third Coalition in 1805. In the War of the Fourth Coalition, he was present at Jena and fought at Prenzlau and Eylau. In 1809, he commanded a reserve formation. His brother-in-law was Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout. Beaumont is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.