 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Meunier akaberekwa musi wa4 Nyamavhuvhu 1770 kumhuri ine mari shoma muSaint-Amour mune yakazova dhipatimendi reJura. Akanyoresa mu10th Jura Volunteer Battalion musi wa5 Nyamavhuvhu 1792 uye akava kaputeni mazuva manomwe gare gare. Akarwa neHondo yeRhine kubva muna 1792 kusvika muna 1794. Akakuvadzwa muchitsitsinho chekuruboshwe nebara musi wa13 Gumiguru 1793 muHondo Yekutanga yeWissembourg. Akachinjirwa kuuto reItaly uko akashanda kubva muna 1794 kusvika muna 1797. Musi waMay 14, 1797 Meunier aiva kaputeni wegrenadier mu1st Battalion ye69th Demi-Brigade. Akachinjirwa kuArmy of the Orient ndokurwa muhondo yeFrance muEgypt neSyria muna 1798-1801. Akava kaputeni muFoot Guides musi wa 20 Ndira 1799 uye akasimudzirwa kuva chef de bataillon mukuru musi wa 17 Kukadzi 1800. 