of his position as governor of Vincennes, but his loyalty and diligence was rewarded by being given the Order of Saint Louis and the Château de Condé on 17 January 1815. The appearance of Napoleon on the coast of Provence later that year naturally returned the old soldier to all the ardour of his affections for the Emperor. However, faithful to his new oaths, he did not wear the national colours on the citadel of Condé until 22 March, that is, after the departure of the Bourbons. The evening Napoleon entered Paris, 20 March 1815, Daumesnil returned to Vincennes. After what is now called the Hundred Days, Napoleon capitulated and was exiled in Saint Helena. Baron Daumesnil was living in retirement when the revolution of July 1830 broke out: one of the government's first acts was to give him back the command of Vincennes, of which the Restoration had stripped him. He entered it on 5 August, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general on 27 February 1831. Charles X's ministers were imprisoned in the keep of the fortress, while waiting for the Court of Peers to rule on their fate. When a crowd of enthusiastic revolutionaries demanded the heads of ministers under the walls of Vincennes, Daumesnil replied: "They only belong to the law, you will only have them with my life", and his energy was enough to calm the rioters. When it came to transferring the ministers to be remanded at the Chamber of Peers, there was fear that another attempt on their lives might be made. One of them was sick. Daumesnil, in full uniform, placed him at his side, in his carriage, and passed through the silent and threatening crowd that blocked his path. He moved towards the Luxembourg Palace, and delivered the prisoners safely to the palace commander. Private life On 11 February 1812, Daumesnil married Léonie Garat, who he had only met a month previously and who was only sixteen at the time. She kept a journal which provides much information on his life that is not available from other sources. They had three children and were a very affectionate couple. Baron Daumesnil died of cholera in Vincennes on 17 August 1832. The Chamber of Peers granted a pension to his widow. References French generals French amputees People from Périgueux 1776 births 1832 deaths Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe