Pierre Thouvenot | |
|---|---|
_by_Antoine-Claude_Fleury_(fl_circa_1790-1822).jpg) General Baron Thouvenot by Antoine-Claude Fleury | |
| Born | 9 March 1757 Toul, France |
| Died | 21 July 1817 (aged 60) Orly, France |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France Kingdom of the French French First Republic First French Empire |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1779–1793 |
| Rank | General |
| Awards | Baron de l'Empire Officier de la Légion d'honneur Chevalier de Saint-Louis |
Pierre Thouvenot (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ tuvno]; 9 March 1757 – 21 July 1817) was a French Army officer who served with distinction in the American Revolutionary War. He fled from France during the revolution but returned under an amnesty and went on to serve in Napoleonic Wars. Thouvenot is most famous for his defence of Bayonne in 1814 and the sortie he made when the war was all but over, which drew criticism from both sides, particularly from the Duke of Wellington, who branded him a "blackguard".