Jacques Philippe Bonnaud or Bonneau (11 September 1757 – 30 March 1797) commanded a French combat division in a number of actions during the French Revolutionary Wars. He enlisted in the French Royal Army as cavalryman in 1776 and was a non-commissioned officer in 1789. He became a captain in the 12th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment in 1792. The unit fought at Valmy, Jemappes, Aldenhoven, Neerwinden, Raismes, Caesar's Camp and Wattignies, and he was wounded twice. In January 1794 he was promoted to general officer. In April 1794, he reluctantly accepted command of a division that had been cut to pieces at Villers-en-Cauchies and Troisvilles, and this at a time when failed generals often were sent to the guillotine. He led his troops at Courtrai, Tourcoing and in the invasion of the Dutch Republic. He fought in the War in the Vendée the following year, briefly leading the Army of the Coasts of Cherbourg. In the Rhine Campaign of 1796 he led a cavalry division in combat at Amberg, Würzburg and Limburg. He was badly wounded in the latter action and never recovered, dying at Bonn six months later. BONNEAU is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 6. Early career Bonnaud was born on 11 September 1757 in the village of Bras in what later became the Var department of France. On 2 February 1776 he enlisted as a dragoon in the Légion de Dauphiné where he performed the duties of surgeon. While serving in this unit which became the 12th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment, he was promoted to brigadier on 10 September 1779 and quartermaster (fourrier) on 10 November the same year. He participated in the expedition to Geneva in June 1782. He was elevated in rank to maréchal de logis on 21 September 1784, maréchal de logis chef on 1 July 1788 and adjutant on 1 February 1789. On 18 December 1791 when Emmanuel Grouchy was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 12th Chasseurs à Cheval, its colonel was Jacques-François Menou. Bonnaud became a lieutenant in the regiment on 10 March 1792 and captain on 17 June 1792. Also serving in the regiment, Joachim Murat was a sergeant in July 1792. Valmy to Wattignies: 1792–1793 On 15 August 1792, the 12th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment was reviewed at Sedan by Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, who fled to the Austrians a few