Jean Ren%C3%A9 Moreaux

Jean Ren Moreaux commanded the French Army of the Moselle during the French Revolutionary Wars. He joined the French Royal Army in 1776 and was badly wounded in the American Revolutionary War two years later. After leaving military service, he married and took over the family business. At the time of the French Revolution he was elected second in command of a volunteer battalion. He was rapidly promoted, emerging as a general officer in May 1793. After another promotion, he led a corps at Pirmasens and a division at Wissembourg. He was appointed commander of the Army of the Moselle in June 1794. In November he was sent with three divisions to invest the fortress of Luxembourg. He caught a fever and died during the Siege of Luxembourg. His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

Moreaux was born at Rocroi onMarch 1758 to parents Geoffroy Moreaux and Marie Mangin . He had four siblings, Pierre, Marie , Nicole and Marie Catharine. After a short stint in the Royal Marine, Moreaux enlisted in the Auxerrois Grenadier Regiment in 1776 and was sent overseas to fight in the American Revolutionary War. During the British Capture of St. Lucia in December 1778, his leg was broken by a musket ball. Returning home to civilian life he took over the family business. OnFebruary 1782 he married Marie Franoise Collardeau of a welltodo family. The couple had five children, Marie Thrse, Charles Franois, Charles Florent, Pierre Victor Ren and Armand. The business prospered and he was soon directingworkers.

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